Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson is the prequel to Peace, Locomotion which I recently reviewed. I’m not sure which one I enjoyed more. But that’s the beauty of it. I don’t think I have to put one book above the other. Both books could be read on their own but together they are a beautiful story. [...]
Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson is the sequel to Locomotion but when I read it I had no idea. It can be read entirely on its own, I didn’t feel like I was missing anything. But I’ll say this, Peace, Locomotion was so touching that I now have Locomotion on hold at the library and [...]
So first things first. How come they must give Newbery books the WORST covers ever. If this cover of Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer didn’t have the Newbery Honor Book seal on it, there is no way I would have given it a second glance. Take a good look at that cover. What would [...]
I recently read and reviewed If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson (read that review here). A few days later I was browsing through my library (the library in my living room, not the city library) and discovered I had another unread Jacqueline Woodson book titled Behind You (I love making discovering like that in [...]
In my recent book review of Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo I mentioned how she deals with death. If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson is another book that deals with this subject matter but this one for teenagers. I don’t want to give to much of the book away, so that’s all I say [...]
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