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Maizon at Blue Hill

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Maizon Singh is a black girl who lives with her grandmother. She is happy where she lives and the school she goes to (P.S. 102)
. Her friend Margaret also lives on the same street as Maizon does. They are very close friends and spend much of their time together. Maizon's Grandmother is always there for here when she needs her and Margaret's mother gives Maizon good advice. This family is happy together on Madison Street until the day Maizon parted. Maizon is accepted by Blue Hill, a school far from home. Maizon's Grandmother urges her to go, while Maizon secretly does not want to go and does not want to disappoint her. At school, she realizes how beautiful it is there. Not only is the place beautiful, but the teachers are nice, wonderful classes, and a nice roommate. There are only 5 black students at Blue Hill and feels lonely. A part of her is missing from Blue Hill, she longs to go home. In the end, Maizon has to make the tough choice of staying and pursuing the scholarship she wants or will she go home and find the piece of her that is missing?

I pre-read this book before giving it to my niece. Pre-reading is something that I always do as I find that some books targeted to a certain age range are not something that he parents or I would want her to read. The story of Maizon, a young African American girl who grew up in the big city and is now away at a predominantly white boarding school, is just charming to say the least.

Maizon is facing all of the normal fears of being away from home for the first time. The story explores the issues of dealing with race and class that come with her unique situation. Ms. Woodson creates a story full of rich dialogue and descriptions that tell a "true-to-life" story of a young girl in Maizon's situation.

Kudos to Ms. Woodson for creating a story that one would be proud for their youngsters to read.

I'd recommend all of the books in the trilogy.

I would rate this book on a scale of 1 to 10 I would give this book an 8. I enjoyed this book a lot it was very entertaining. It was kind of sad when she didn't want to except friends because she was afraid of raceisim. I liked this book because it deals withissues that you could be experencing today. I have never read a book like it, it was very unique I think that's another reason I liked the book. She dosen't like Blue hill because she doesn't think she's fitting in even though lots of the girls like her. I liked the part when Mazion and Sandy were talkingbefor they went to bed because it brings out a lot of her (Mazion) chactor. If I had a chance I would definetly read this book again. I would recamend this book if you like a good book to sit down and read with. It's one of those books you can read forever without putting it down. It is a fast pase book there isn't one slow spot.

Maizon Singh is a black girl who lives with her grandmother. She is happy where she lives and the school she goes to (P.S. 102). Her friend Margaret also lives on the same street as Maizon does. They are very close friends and spend much of their time together. Maizon's Grandmother is always there for here when she needs her and Margaret's mother gives Maizon good advice. This family is happy together on Madison Street until the day Maizon parted. Maizon is accepted by Blue Hill, a school far from home. Maizon's Grandmother urges her to go, while Maizon secretly does not want to go and does not want to disappoint her. At school, she realizes how beautiful it is there. Not only is the place beautiful, but the teachers are nice, there are wonderful classes, and Maizon has a nice roommate. There are only 5 black students at Blue Hill and feels lonely. A part of her is missing from Blue Hill, she longs to go home. She is homesick and feels different from the others. In the end, Maizon has to make the tough choice of staying and pursuing the scholarship she wants or will she go home and find the piece of her that is missing, most likely, her family?

Maizon at Blue Hill is the sequel to Last Summer with Maizon. In short, it is about Maizon in a boarding school where she feels not entirely happy and returns home. I thought that it was not bad. I didn't really understand the slang of some of the characters either. Anyway, I thought that it was a little short and a simple book. Overall, I think it deserves at least four stars.

(Mary)

I read this book with both daughters and thought it a great book. My daughters especially appreciated the verbiage and various experiences Maizan has in her transition into a new school district. But this book is not only for students who transition but anyone who dares to take on new challenges in life.