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Summary: If You Come Softly
Review: I had to read a book for English 11 and this was the book I chose. I had a semester to read it and finished it in the first week because I wasn't able to put it down. The story of Miah and Ellie falling in love even though he's black and she's white was really interesting. I didn't really like the ending in this book, just because it was never, ever anything I expected to happen. I still really liked the book though, regardless of the ending, and that's why I gave it a four star rating. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about first loves and how they will prevail through problems.
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Summary: Do Not Buy This Book
Review: I had to read this book for a project in Language Arts. My teacher suggested this book because my topic was integration. When I started the book, I didn't really love the details. Each chapter seemed to be a repeat of what happened in the chapter before. Then I got to the ending. I thought the book was bad enough, but Jacqueline Woodson had to REALLY ruin it. She ended it with killing Jeremiah for NO REASON. Thats the worst way to end a book-by killing the main character.
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Summary: if the world was againts you would you go against the world
Review: Do you like romance books? Yes? no? Either one I think you should read "If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson. I personally don't like romance books, but I love this book. I rate this book five stars. "If You Come Soflty" is about a Jewish girl and an African American boy who fall in love at first sight. Ms. Woodson wrote this amazing modern love story. Some of the main characters and Ellie, Jeramiah , and both of their families. Ellie and Miah don't care what the world thinks about thier realationship. To them all that matters is that they love each other and are always there for one another. When one person thinks that they can't handle the pressure, the other one holds them up and they stay strong through it all. If you were in their sitiation what would you do? To find out what happened to Miah and Ellie please read this book. It's worth it. Trust me.
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Summary: Too "perfect" for me!
Review: I read this book as a part of my school's "social justice" unit and we got to pick our books. Our group picked "If you come softly," and now I wish we hadn't. This book was not exciting and I didn't want to read the assigned pages. We know that people don't like to see a white person and a black person together. The whole book just seems cliche, like how Ellie and Jeremiah meet by "bumping" into each other. And then how they "can't stop thinking about each other." It bugs me how perfect their relationship is, even with the racial tension. I now know that I don't like love stories, especially this one. Try something more exciting, like Dan Brown or Cornelia Funke.
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Summary: Nice Love Story
Review: This is a nice love story, but I just couldn't get into it. It didn't seem to have a real point to it. I mean, obviously it was about the problems that an interracial couple face. But, it was a little too short to actually get into. The end was good....sad...but good. Overall, I would reccomend this book to someone who likes somewhat short stories and doesn't want to be reading the same book for a long time.
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Summary: DON'T READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: "If you come softly" is one of those books that I just can't get into, one of those reason why is because this book lacks originality. Its kind of like "Romeo and Juliet" to me and I believe this book breaks some copyright laws . There is a little suspense in the story which I like. But all in all this book just barely passes with a D.
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Summary: If You Come Softly
Review: If You Come Softly by Jaqueline Woodsen is my Favourite Book. It is about a boy, Miah and a girl, Ellie. They met at a school Miah's dad enrolled Miah in, Percy Academy.The Bit I like best, is where Miah and Ellie arn't together yet and they go walking in the Park. They sit under a tree and Miah recites a poem to Ellie and that's where the name of the book comes from. If You Come As Softly,
As The Wind Within the Trees,
You may hear what I hear,
See what Sorrow see's,
And if you as lightly,
As Threading Dew,
I will take you gladly,
Nor ask more of you. And then They Kiss. I like this part because it seems so quiet and away from the world, like a perfect place. One of the things the book is based around is the fact that no-one can accept that they are together. And the only reason for this, is because Ellie is White and Miah is Black. To everyone else apart from a select few, black boys should date black girls and white girls should date white boys. But Miah and Ellie stick together and Stay together even though people tell them they should split. I won't tell you the finishing part, I'll let you get the book to find that out! And I'd just like to say, get this book if you like romances, would like to see the way people treat black and white relationships or even if you just want a good read, because truly, it is a brilliant Book!
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Summary: If You Come Sofly Review
Review: The title of the book I read is If You Come Softly written by Jacqueline Woodson. This book is about a black teenager about fifteen who's father is a movie director and his mother is an author who is growing up in Brooklyn, New York. His parents enrolled him in a private school named Percy Academy where he literally bumps into a girl named Elisha or Ellie as she wants to be called who happens to be Jewish. Jeremiah helps her pick her books up and since that day they have been thinking about each other a lot. Other major characters in the play are Ellie's mom who she calls Marion because she calls her Elisha, and her dad who she calls dad because he calls her Ellie. Also Ellie's sister who she loves talking on the phone to, kind of gets her thinking a little if she should tell her parents about Jeremiah because her sister was surprised when she tells her that he is black and Jeremiah's dad, who is always setting back the camping trip for five years and has company over his house every night talking about movies and such things that rich people talk about. The setting is in Brooklyn, New York in the rich neighborhoods and in the poor neighborhoods where Jeremiah plays basketball at with his friend. The major events that happened in this book are when Ellie and Jeremiah were skipping class and they were walking through the park when an old lady asked Ellie if she was okay because she was with a black boy. It made Jeremiah angry because he walks past white women in the park that hold their purses tighter when he passes them. I like this book because it shows that two very different people can fall in love. Also because it shows the way racist people do not like interracial relationships and the way Jeremiah and Ellie handled their situation with those type of people. I would recommend this book to someone who was afraid to say something to a girl he liked to help him realize there is nothing to be afraid of.
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Summary: Love?
Review: Ellie. Miah. Love. No one cares about any of those words. All they care about is that Ellie is white, Miah is black. All the racism they have to deal with is hard enough, but when Ellie's sister is against them, it makes their love stronger than ever. But when they're ready to tell her parents, something fatel happens, and the worst comes. ...
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I loved this book! What a magnificent ending! Although I found the characters slightly confusing I would encourage anyone to read this book. Pick up this book not only to read it, but to behold it's emotion. Yeah, it may lay out a tale of an ordinary teenage love, but you'll be turning pages until the bitter end. The bond and trust that grows between Miah and Ellie make you feel like it's really you within the book. I would especially recommend this book to any teenage girl, it will take you to a beautiful place away from this crazy world. No, I can't say this is the bestest book in the whole wide world but it's surely an excellent story to expose yourself to.
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