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Summary: "He's not white, he's black."
Review: I heard of this book, from my two friends constantly talking about it. I finally asked them what it was about, and it instantly sparked my intrest and I went and got it from the library. Once I opened it, I couldn't close it.This book is not your ordinary love story. It's an easy read, and has a calm, peaceful feeling to it. Ellie has a somewhat broken family, and not a very good relationship with them. She lives alone with her father now, now that all her sisters left. Miah's father left him and his mother many many years ago. He lives in a small house with his depressed mother, and hardly ever sees his father. Ellie's white.
Miah's black.
They meet. Wonderful read, totally worth buying. One of my favorite books.
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Summary: IF You Come Softly!!!!
Review: If You Come Softly Scholastic Inc., 1998, 181pp., $3.99
Jacqueline Woodson ISBN 0-439-36738-7 If You Come Softly is an outstanding book that brings up very delicate issues like, interracial relationships, different races, racism, and love-at-first-sight. This book is about a Jewish girl named Elisha, and a Black boy named Jeremiah who fall in love at their private prep school, Percy Academy. The two teenagers don't see what's on the outside but only the kindness and beauty on the inside of each other. But some people don't see it the way that Jeremiah and Elisha do, which makes it difficult for them to have an open relationship. Apart from this they already have their own problems with being teenagers in general. How can their love for each one another stay strong under this much pressure? How can it stay strong when to the rest of the world "love" just isn't enough?
The author Jacqueline Woodson did an excellent job at touching these very powerful subjects, without going to the extreme. This book is a very intense, emotional, and heart aching book. I recommend this book to anyone who is 12-16 years old, who likes to see other peoples' points of view on racism, interracial relationships, and are very emotional. This book is a great read all the way through and the excitement of what will happen next will keep you on the edge of your seat!!!
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Summary: If You Come Softly
Review: This one deserved a 3.5. It was your average interracial teen romance. It was Save the Last Dance without the dancing.
Ellie is 15 and Jewish. Jeremiah is 15 and black. His parents make him go to a fancy prep school in Manhattan where he meets Ellie. It's love at first sight. They can't get each other off their minds. I'd say more but I might ruin it for ya.
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Summary: Didn't Know What I was Getting Into
Review: I should have known better...I've been touched by Jaqueline Woodson's writing before. I picked up If You Come Softly after one of my 6th grade students recommended it to me. I read the first few chapters effortlessly, and when someone asked me what it was about, I simply said, "Not much." You see--it's not an in your face narrative. It's simple and soft, and the alternating perspectives are hardly noticed--all signs of outstanding writing. I was halfway through the book before I realized the gentle power of the story. Ellie and Miah attend the same school and have similar views of the world, but they are so different that their sudden love for each other seems impossible. Ellie is the white daughter of a distantly married couple; her numerous brothers and sisters are older and have moved throughout the country. Miah is the black son of celebrities who have recently separated. Both teenagers attend the exclusive Percy School, which is where they meet by chance and fall in love. Despite the stares and whispers, they choose to stay together and learn more about each other. Their love is mature and real (and the author spares us from unnecessary sex scenes). We know from page one that tragedy awaits this relationship, but it doesn't damper the unfolding of their relationship and our interest in the potential of their lives. They love each other innocently and completely, and they tip-toe cautiously into the world of each other's families. Woodson demonstrates a world view through the voices of these two high school characters--they understand more about race relations than most adults do. There are times, however, when their views of races seems too simplistic--perhaps this was intentional, or perhaps this is Woodson's own view. It's too easy to group together all "whites" or all "blacks" and to create stereotypes of old ladies who stare. But the overall message is appreciated. I can't say enough about the gentle nature of this story. How an author can provoke so much emotion in such a delicately written story is truly amazing. Woodson is a masterful writer, and this story is perfectly told.
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Summary: DWAYNE SHEPHERD REVIEW
Review: I liked this book because it is really down to earth and it has parts that i never even would think about .
This book also show a lot of family together time it also show a lot of friendship.
I love the part when him and his mom are talking in the kicehen talking
about life and how life as been to them and how fun it have been. life to me have also been fun. I love when jeremiah and elisha bump into each other in the hallway.
This is a sad but good book and if you like tragity and romance and good books this book will be good for you and you will love this book more than ever.
All I want to say is to just read this book ''Please''
Please, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
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Summary: IF You Come Softly!!!!
Review: If You Come Softly Scholastic Inc., 1998, 181pp., $3.99
Jacqueline Woodson ISBN 0-439-36738-7 If You Come Softly is an outstanding book that brings up very delicate issues like, interracial relationships, different races, racism, and love-at-first-sight. This book is about a Jewish girl named Elisha, and a Black boy named Jeremiah who fall in love at their private prep school, Percy Academy. The two teenagers don't see what's on the outside but only the kindness and beauty on the inside of each other. But some people don't see it the way that Jeremiah and Elisha do, which makes it difficult for them to have an open relationship. Apart from this they already have their own problems with being teenagers in general. How can their love for each one another stay strong under this much pressure? How can it stay strong when to the rest of the world "love" just isn't enough?
The author Jacqueline Woodson did an excellent job at touching these very powerful subjects, without going to the extreme. This book is a very intense, emotional, and heart aching book. I recommend this book to anyone who is 12-16 years old, who likes to see other peoples' points of view on racism, interracial relationships, and are very emotional. This book is a great read all the way through and the excitement of what will happen next will keep you on the edge of your seat!!!
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Summary: If You Come Softly
Review: For Miah and Ellie love at first sight is not only possible, it is colorblind. Miah is he only child of two very famous African-Americans. His father, a movie director, has recently split up with his mother, a writer. His father has also decided to send Miah to a fancy prep school outside of the black neighborhood in which he has grown up. Ellie is the youngest child in a large Jewish family. Her father, a doctor, is often away from home, her siblings have all grown up and left, and she is unable to trust her mother, who abandoned their family on two occasions for several months at a time. Ellie is also sent to the fancy prep school. When the two meet, their loneliness fades away and in each other they find a soul mate. Yet their relationship is shadowed by the distant disdain of onlookers and the fear of their family's disapproval, and eventually tragedy strikes and Ellie and Miah are separated for good. In this novel, Jacqueline Woodson displays her delicate, well-crafted prose and her sensitive portrayal of adolescents and their families. Yet sadly her portrayal of Ellie and Miah's relationship is not as powerful as it could be. Their relationship is beautiful to read about but it never becomes grounded in reality. If Woodson wishes to speak about the very real and important issue of interracial dating, she must write about a relationship that the readers can relate to. The bigotry that Ellie and Miah encounter is so subtle (appropriately so) and their relationship is so idyllic that it is hard to see the effects of this bigotry on their relationship. In addition, the ending is overly dramatic, especially considering the gentle nature of the story up to that point. One feels that Woodson chose to end her novel as she did because she did not want to bring Ellie and Miah's love into the real world and because she knew that it could not go on as it was. This is a great shame, especially considering the quality of Woodson's character development. As it stands If You Come Softly is a lovely story about a tragic and fairy-tale romance. Yet it has the potential to be a powerful portrayal of love, family and the problems of interracial dating in our modern society. Unfortunately this potential is never realized.
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Summary: My Review
Review: I chose this book to read for my 9th grade english class as an assignment. This book was very descriptive, everyone in the story keeps it real. I also enjoyd this book because many young adults can relate to this book because it's about "young love". The author made you feel as if you were there. As the story goeson you start to get attached o the book and just can't put it down. My favorie part was the ending. you would never guess what happen. This book would be good to read for young adults, or for someone who is secretly in love. I give this book four stars
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Summary: If You Come Softly
Review: In this novel, If You Come Softly, Ellie and Miah fall in love. Ellie is a Jewish, white girl and Miah is a black boy. Miah moves to Ellie's school because his famous dad thinks he should go to a rich, preppy school. Ellie and Miah bump into each other one day and just know they're meant to be together. They end up falling in love but keep it kind of a secret at first. They have to deal with judgment and everyone's opinion. A lot of people did not accept them being together. They didnt think it was right. Even Ellie's siter did not accept it and she was a lesbian. Through out the book it's basically about how their love grows and all the problems they face. There is also a little bit about basketball in it because Miah loves it.
I really enjoyed this book and I really recommend it. There wasn't really anything I didnt like about it. I think that girls might enjoy this book better unless the guy is into a little bit of an emotional book.
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Summary: The Review of a Great Book
Review: "If you come softly" is an awesome book about racism and first true loves. Ellie is white and Miah is black, but once their eyes meet they fall for each other, and there is no such thing as color to them. People stare and laugh at them but they just let it pass as if it were nothing. One day something tragic happens and it changes their lives forever.
I highly recommend this book to girls of all ages (it's a love story so guys might not like it!) It teaches a great lesson about different races; that no matter what color a person may be, everyone is equally capable of doing and accomplishing the same things. Love stories are something i personaly love, and now this is one of my favorites, and it might be yours someday too!
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