Book
Feathers
- Published
- 2007
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Pages
- 118
- Words
- 26624
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.4
- AR interest level
- MG+ — upper middle grades, 6–8
- Lexile
- 710L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 8–17
Sixth-grader Frannie begins thinking differently about hope after a new boy nicknamed Jesus Boy joins her class. Over one winter she reconsiders race, faith, her deaf brother's experiences, her mother's fears, bullying, and the assumptions people make about one another.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780399239892
- ISBN-10
- 0399239898
Tags
ALSC NotablesBehavior-BullyingDisabilities-Hearing Impaired/DeafHistorical FictionInterpersonal Relationships-FriendshipPeople-ChildrenRealistic FictionSocial Issues-Prejudice & Discrimination