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Behind You Paperback – July 8, 2010

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Book 2 of 2: If You Come Softly

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A moving story of love and loss from National Book Award winner , Jacqueline Woodson. Great for fans of Angie Thomas and Nic Stone.

You are so light you move with the wind and the snow. . . . And it lifts you up-over a world of sadness and anger and fear. Over a world of first kisses and hands touching and someone you're falling in love with. She's there now. Right there. . . .

Miah and Ellie were in love. Even though Miah was black and Ellie was white, they made sense together. Then Miah was killed. This was the ending.

And it was the beginning of grief for the many people who loved Miah. Now his mother has stopped trying, his friends are lost and Ellie doesn't know how to move on. And there is Miah, watching all of this--unable to let go.

How do we go on after losing someone we love? This is the question the living and the dead are asking.

With the help of each other, the living will come together. Miah will sit beside them. They will feel Miah in the wind, see him in the light, hear him in their music. And Miah will watch over them, until he is sure each of those he loved is all right.

This beautiful sequel to Jacqueline Woodson's If You Come Softly explores the experiences of those left behind after tragedy. It is a novel in which through hope, understanding and love, healing begins.

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176 pages
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7 - 12
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HL720L
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5.44 x 0.47 x 8.25 inches
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Nancy Paulsen Books
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July 8, 2010
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0142415545
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978-0142415542
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“Thought-provoking and heartwarming.”—ALAN Review

“Love and sadness permeate the pages of this brief, beautifully written novel, but there is a feeling of hope at the end.”—KLIATT

“A tender, existential meditation on grief.”—Kirkus Reviews

“With tenderness and compassion, the author exposes the characters’ vulnerabilities and offers the hope that they will emerge and grow from this tragic loss. . . . [A] thought-provoking, satisfying novel that offers hope but no easy answers.”—School Library Journal

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Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) is the recipient of a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Children’s Literature Legacy Award. She was the 2018–2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and in 2015, she was named the Young People’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. She received the 2014 National Book Award for her New York Times bestselling memoir Brown Girl Dreaming, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor, the NAACP Image Award, and a Sibert Honor. She wrote the adult books Red at the Bone, a New York Times bestseller, and Another Brooklyn, a 2016 National Book Award finalist. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She is the author of dozens of award-winning books for young adults, middle graders, and children; among her many accolades, she is a four-time Newbery Honor winner, a four-time National Book Award finalist, and a three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner. Her books include Coretta Scott King Award winner Before the Ever After; New York Times bestsellers The Day You Begin and Harbor Me; The Other Side, Each Kindness, Caldecott Honor book Coming On Home Soon; Newbery Honor winners Feathers, Show Way, and After Tupac and D Foster; and Miracle's Boys, which received the LA Times Book Prize and the Coretta Scott King Award. Jacqueline is also a recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement for her contributions to young adult literature and a two-time winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nancy Paulsen Books; Reprint edition (July 8, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0142415545
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0142415542
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 17 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL720L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.44 x 0.47 x 8.25 inches

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- #900 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Death & Dying
- #2,392 in Teen & Young Adult Social Issues
- #3,224 in Children's Books on Difficult Discussions

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Jacqueline Woodson's memoir BROWN GIRL DREAMING won the 2014 National Book Award and was a NY Times Bestseller. Her novel, ANOTHER BROOKLYN, was a National Book Award finalist and an Indie Pick in 2016. Among her many awards, she the recipient of the Kurt Vonnegut Award, four Newbery Honors, two Coretta Scott King Award, and the Langston Hughes Medal. Jacqueline is the author of nearly thirty books for young people and adults including EACH KINDNESS, IF YOU COME SOFTLY, LOCOMOTION and I HADN'T MEANT TO TELL YOU THIS. She served as Young People's Poet Laureate from 2014-2016, was a fellow at The American Library in Paris, occasionally writes for the New York Times, is currently working on more books and like so many writers - lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

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So many emotions

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This book was written so well. I personally thought it was better than “if you come softly”, simply because of the amount of emotion expressed in this book. This book left me with tears and I strongly recommend reading this book if you are grieving, or if you just want to read a heartbreaking, but beautiful story.

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An excellent companion book to _If You Come Softly_ and helps answer some questions or tie things up. A very good read.

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In If You Come Softly, Jeremiah Roselind was shot down by two policemen in a case of mistaken identity. Behind You continues where If You Come Softly left off, showing how Jeremiah's passing affected the lives of the people who were close to him. But it's not only family and friends who are dealing with the loss of Jeremiah; Jeremiah also has to come to grips with the fact that he's no longer with the ones he loves. He has moved on to a better place, yet he keeps watching the world and those who now have to live without him; unable to put it all behind him.
I'm not really into reading books where a character who has died is still hanging around with something to say, but Jeremiah was so likable in the first novel that I was glad he was a part of this one. This story was so touching.

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Behind You

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Excellent read. Highly recommend for teenage boys

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It was sad it made me depressed

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Wolfson is everything

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Yet another amazing work of art from Woodson. I can not get enough of her work. My soul wants more.

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Another good read by Woodson. I personally could read her books all day.

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It is unfortunate in my opinion that this novel, like so many of Woodson's excellent books, includes characters struggling with sexual identity. This subplot draws the theme of the book away from the powerful message that Woodson could impart by dredging up the issue of sexual orientation. As a middle school teacher, I believe this is an intensely private matter and not fodder for classroom discussion. I am unable to promote this book to students because it would be offensive to many families in our school constituency. Why weave something so personal into a book for young readers?

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