Review

Marissa's review for If you Come Softly by Jaqueline Woodson - This book is about two teenagers named Elisha and Jeremiah. Jerimiah is African American and Elisha is a white Jewish girl. Once they met in the hall they never went back. As they fell in love they faced dscrimination from their classmates and their families. They learned to ignore peoples stares and learned the truth and the power that a friend has. Then an event happens that neither of them expected that would change their lives forever. I would give If You Come Softly 1 out of 5 stars. The characters are very one dimensional. You never was able to understand what they were feeling. They characters had very little personality if they had personality at all. The author doesn't have any action in the book. This makes the book very boring. I would not reccomend this book to anybody. If you like love stories you might enjoy this book, otherwise I recommend trying a different book.

Rachel's review -This book was very good. It is about an African American boy named Jeremiah and a white jewish girl named Elisha who fell in love. They had to survive racism and family troubles to stay together. This meeting slowly changes both there lives forever in a way that they could never imagine. i would give this book 4 and a half out of 5 stars. This book really showed us what life was like for people like them back then. It also brought some big issues to my attention. This book is perfect for anyone in sixth grade and up. I even recommended it to my older sister and she loves it so far. I highly recommend it to anyone.

Taryn's Review -I would not reccomend this book to anyone,especially if they want a stry that has depth and emotion. The main characters are Jeremiah Roselind and Elisha Eisen. Miah is an African American kid and Elisha is a white Jewish girl. They both go to Percy Academy, a very wealthy and strict school. They fall in love despite of the people around them. They kiss in front of everyone at school, and hold hands in front of the old ladies in the park. The only thing is that they don't really show any emotion in there actions, which in my opinion is an authors flaw. So if I was to reccomend this book to any age it would be maybe fourth grade girls.