If You Come Softly

ISBN-10	142415227
ISBN-13	978-0142415221
Author	Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher	Speak
Copyright	2010
Lexile	570L
Genre	Children’s Literature
Synopsis	This novel presents a gently told story of an interracial romance between Jeremiah, a fifteen-year-old African American, whose parents have just separated, and Ellie, an upper-middle-class Jewish girl. The story is told in alternating chapters by Ellie and Jeremiah. The comments about race and racism will strike a chord with black readers and open the eyes of white readers.
Themes	Stereotypes, Identity Development
Protagonist	African American Male and Jewish Female
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