![]() ![]() ![]() I am of two minds about this book, though. They truly cared for each other, they truly appreciated each other, and they would have done anything to stay together. Except so many teens don’t know how to have a mature relationship, and these two really did. ![]() The relationship between Ellie and Jeremiah was completely believable – it was so much like what I remember from my first love. I finally got the chance to pick up one of her books, and If You Come Softly was a great introduction to the beautiful way she writes for young readers. It seems like every one of my favorite bloggers absolutely raves about Jacqueline Woodson. If You Come Softly is a great book for young readers to understand some of the complex issues surrounding race today. ![]() But although they are happy with their relationship, they aren’t sure the world is ready for them – including either of their families. Not puppy love, either – they have the kind of mature love that many adults don’t even get to experience. Over the course of this short novel, they fall in love. On one of her first days there, she runs into Jeremiah, an African-American boy with famous parents. Title: If You Come Softly Author: Jacqueline Woodson Release date: January 1998 Publisher: Speak Pages: 208 Genre: Middle grade fiction Source: LibraryĮllie, an upper-middle-class Jewish girl has just started attending Percy, a New York City prep school. ![]()
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