Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Genre: YA Fiction, Standalone
Published: 2006
Personal Rating: 4/5 (very good)
Format: Audiobook
Yearly Count: 50
Three half-black, half-Puerto Rican brothers, Ty'ree (21), Charlie (15) and Lafayette (12), raise themselves in New York City after the death of their parents. The youngest is the narrator.
This was a very short book, but I really liked it. Woodson captured the emotions of these boys brilliantly. It's a sad story and secrets are revealed, but in the long run it's positive and touching.
Jacqueline Woodson was the keynote speaker at an educators conference just a few years back, and I really enjoyed her as a person, not just an author.
I keep hearing Woodson's work is brilliant. I must get one of her books.
ReplyDeleteBermudaonion ~ She has a gift in bringing the heart of a character to life. I believe I've read three and liked this one the best.
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