Georgia Children's Book Award
2010 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
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Frannie doesn't know what to make of the poem she's reading in school. She hasn't thought much about hope. There are so many other things to think about. Each day, her friend Samantha seems a bit more "holy." There is a new boy in class everyone is calling the Jesus Boy. And although the new boy looks like a white kid, he says he's not white. Who is he?
During a winter full of surprises, good and bad, Frannie starts seeing a lot of things in a new light—her brother Sean's deafness, her mother's fear, the class bully's anger, her best friend's faith and her own desire for "the thing with feathers."
During a winter full of surprises, good and bad, Frannie starts seeing a lot of things in a new light—her brother Sean's deafness, her mother's fear, the class bully's anger, her best friend's faith and her own desire for "the thing with feathers."
Awards
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
2009 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2009 · Children's Book · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2008 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2008 · Children's · Nominee
Newbery Medal
2008 · Children's · Honor Book
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