Synopses & Reviews
Margaret loves her parents and hanging out with her best friend, Maizon. Then it happens, like a one-two punch, during the summer she turns eleven: first, Margaret's father dies of a heart attack, and then Maizon is accepted at an expensive boarding school, far away from the city they call home. For the first time in her life, Margaret has to turn to someone who isn't Maizon, who doesn't know her heart and her dreams. . . .
"Ms. Woodson writes with a sure understanding of the thoughts of young people, offering a poetic, eloquent narrative that is not simply a story of nearly adolescent children, but a mature exploration of grown-up issues: death, racism, independence, the nurturing of the gifted black child and, most important, self-discovery." (The New York Times)
Synopsis
A sweet addition to the family is coming Written by National Book Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated byCaldecott Award-winning illustratorSophie Blackall.
All anyone wants to talk about with Mama is the new ding-dang baby that s on the way, and Gia is getting sick of it If her new sibling is already such a big deal, what s going to happen to Gia s nice, cozy life with Mama once the baby is born?
An] honest story about jealousy, anger, displacement, and love that] will touch kids dealing with sibling rivalry and spark their talk about change. Booklist
Fresh and wise. Kirkus Reviews"
Synopsis
A sweet addition to the family is coming Written by National Book Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator
Sophie Blackall. Jaqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
All anyone wants to talk about with Mama is the new "ding-dang baby" that's on the way, and Gia is getting sick of it If her new sibling is already such a big deal, what's going to happen to Gia's nice, cozy life with Mama once the baby is born?
" An] honest story about jealousy, anger, displacement, and love that] will touch kids dealing with sibling rivalry and spark their talk about change."--Booklist
"Fresh and wise."--Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
A sweet addition to the family is coming!
All anyone wants to talk about with Mama is the new ding-dang baby” thats on the way, and Gia is getting sick of it! If her new sibling is already such a big deal, whats going to happen to Gias nice, cozy life with Mama once the baby is born?
[An] honest story about jealousy, anger, displacement, and love [that] will touch kids dealing with sibling rivalry and spark their talk about change.”Booklist
Fresh and wise.”Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Born on February 12th in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline Woodson grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She now writes full-time and has recently received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. Her other awards include a Newbery Honor, two Coretta Scott King awards, two National Book Award finalists, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Although she spends most of her time writing, Woodson also enjoys reading the works of emerging writers and encouraging young people to write, spending time with her friends and her family, and sewing. Jacqueline Woodson currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.