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WOOD, JUNE RAE
THE MAN WHO LOVED CLOWNS
“Wood has created a realistic portrait
of the problems that confront a child
growing up in a family with a disabled
member…It’s a story with a universal
theme—the struggle to come of age and
find a place in the world—and because of
this, it will bring pleasure to many readers…Wood’s
prose is strong and flowing,
with a good balance of dialogue and narrative,
and with several well-developed
and memorable characters.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: K, PW, SLJ
5 1/8 x 7 7/8 224 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240422-5 $5.99
TURTLE ON A FENCE POST
“Still sad and angry at the deaths of her
parents and her beloved uncle, Punky,
Delrita Jensen feels more comfortable
with her friends, or being a Teen Buddy
to mentally retarded Joey Marcum,
than with her Aunt Queenie and Uncle
Bert…An appreciation for those who
sacrifice time, effort, money, and even
their lives for others infuses this memorable
tale of healing.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 272 pp. 2001
978-0-698-11783-9 $6.99
WOODS, BRENDA
MY NAME IS SALLY LITTLE SONG ❖
Sally Harrison and her family are slaves
on a plantation in Georgia, but when
Master decides to sell Sally and her
brother, the family escapes and joins a
Seminole tribe. While her father and
brother easily adjust, Sally struggles
to do just that. “[T]his accessible tale
will prove a rich resource for study and
discussion…” —School Library Journal
Rec: BLH, C, SLJ
5 1/6 x 7 3/4 192pp. 2007
978-0-14-240943-5 $5.99
THE RED ROSE BOX
In 1953, Leah Hopper dreams of leaving
the poverty and segregation of her home
in Sulphur, Louisiana, and when Aunt
Olivia sends train tickets to Los Angeles
as part of her tenth birthday present,
Leah gets a first taste of freedom.
“Young readers will connect with Leah
and feel her difficult pull between freedom,
comfort, and her deeply felt roots”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ
Coretta Scott King Honor
5 1/8 x 7 7/8 144 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250151-1 $5.99
See index for more titles by Brenda Woods.
WOODSON, JACQUELINE
BETWEEN MADISON
AND PALMETTO
Margaret and Maizon are back together
on Madison Street, but their friendship
is different now. Margaret needs more
time alone, and it’s not just the two of
them any more—their new neighbor and
classmate, Caroline, has become part of
their lives. “In simple, delicately tuned
language, each interaction is evoked in
dialogue that explores the choices these
thoughtful characters confront, while
their close-knit community, made up of
people who truly care about each other,
comes nicely to life.” —Kirkus
Rec: K, PW, SLJ
5 1/8 x 7 7/8 128 pp. 2002
978-0-698-11958-1 $5.99
HUSH
“This complex coming-of-age story
unfolds as Evie Thomas (nee Toswiah
Green) tries to make sense of her life, to
discover who she is now, while remembering
her past happy existence. The
younger daughter in a successful African-
American family, the 12-year-old’s life is
ripped apart when her policeman father
testifies against his comrades in a racially
motivated shooting, placing his family
in jeopardy. Now they are living in
a strange city in the Witness Protection
Program…those sophisticated enough
to manage the intricacies of the story will
come away with images and characters
who are impossible to forget.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: BLH, C, H, K, PW, SLJH
4 3/4 x 7 192 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240600-7 $5.99
LAST SUMMER WITH MAIZON
“When her best friend wins a scholarship
to a boarding school for gifted students,
Margaret is devastated. Then, in
Maizon’s absence, she discovers her own
abilities, including success in the smartest
class at school and winning a poetry
contest….Woodson quickly establishes
the strong ties between the two girls and
paints a vivid picture of the supporting
characters and their surroundings.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: SLJ
5 1/8 x 7 7/8 128 pp. 2002
978-0-698-11929-1 $4.99
LOCOMOTION
“Lonnie is grieving and angry about
the loss of his parents in a fire four years
ago and about his subsequent separation
from his beloved little sister, who is
in foster care. He expresses his feelings
in his fifth-grade poetry-writing class,
encouraged by his wonderful teacher Ms.
Marcus. In a series of free-verse poems
and more formal verse he writes about
his life and about the writing that ‘makes
me remember.’…Woodson shows and
tells that poetry is about who we are.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, C, HH KH, PW, SLJH, V
5 1/8 x 7 7/8 112 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240149-1 $5.99
MAIZON AT BLUE HILL
“This simply told, finely crafted sequel to
Last Summer with Maizon neatly avoids
predictability while offering a perspective
on racism and elitism rarely found in
fiction for this age group.”
—Publishers WeeklyH
Rec: PWH, SLJ
5 1/8 x 7 7/8 160 pp. 2002
978-0-698-11957-4 $5.99
See index for more titles by Jacqueline Woodson.
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