{"product_id":"if-you-come-softly-jacqueline-woodson-9781432882495","title":"If You Come Softly: 20th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lyrical story of star-crossed love perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Hate U Give\u003c\/i\u003e, by National Ambassador for Children's Literature Jacqueline Woodson--now celebrating its twentieth anniversary, and including a new preface by the author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeremiah feels good inside his own skin. That is, when he's in his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But now he's going to be attending a fancy prep school in Manhattan, and black teenage boys don't exactly fit in there. So it's a surprise when he meets Ellie the first week of school. In one frozen moment their eyes lock, and after that they know they fit together--even though she's Jewish and he's black. Their worlds are so different, but to them that's not what matters. Too bad the rest of the world has to get in their way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jacqueline Woodson's work has been called \"moving and resonant\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"gorgeous\" (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ci\u003e If You Come Softly\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful story of interracial love that leaves readers wondering \"why\" and \"if only . . .\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacqueline Woodson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 143288249X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781432882495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorndike Striving Reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e25181 \/ If You Come Softly\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jacqueline Woodson","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":43982864187647,"sku":"9781432882495","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c927e8ed-1cdc-4e62-8895-d5c073629675.jpg?v=1683263417","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/if-you-come-softly-jacqueline-woodson-9781432882495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}