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From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun | Jacqueline Woodson
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Three-time Newbery Honor author Jacqualine Woodson explores race and sexuality through the eyes of a compelling narrator Melanin Sun has a lot to say. But sometimes it's hard to speak his mind, so he fills up notebooks with his thoughts instead. He writes about his mom a lot--they're about as close as they can be, because they have no other family. So when she suddenly tells him she's gay, his world is turned upside down. And if that weren't hard enough for him to accept, her girlfriend is white. Melanin Sun is angry and scared. How can his mom do this to him--is this the end of their closeness? What will his friends think? And can he let her girlfriend be part of their family?
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From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun | Jacqueline Woodson
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Jacqueline Woodson‘s writing is great, and the story is pretty good. I liked that she tackled the important themes in perceptive, subtle ways. I also liked that Melanin grew as a character but somehow couldn‘t be very sympathetic with him. Not my favourite Woodson.

#AuthorAMonth

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From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun | Jacqueline Woodson
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JW does justice to a story about a single mom and her son. Mom‘s ready to introduce her girlfriend to her son but he‘s not ready to grapple with that...bittersweet

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun | Jacqueline Woodson
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Woodson is a favorite.

#YAApril book 5

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TheBookHippie Mine too! 4y
Tamra Yes! 4y
JamieArc She‘s been reading from Brown Girl Dreaming on Facebook at 10:30 (I think - probably should check on that). ❤️ 4y
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Deblovestoread Mine, too! 4y
Peddler410 On Facebook at 10:30 EST—tomorrow is her last day and she is announcing the next reader. Kwame Alexander was before Woodson. I‘m trying to find his reading on IG but I don‘t know how Live works over there or where recordings are saved. 4y
megnews @Jamiearc @Peddler410 thanks for letting me know! Got to check it out today! 4y
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