The Good Braider

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The Good Braider
The Good Braider.jpg
Cover of The Good Braider
Author Terry Farish
Language English
Genre Young adult, Historical fiction, Poetry
Publisher Marshall Cavendish
Publication date
May 1st 2012
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
ISBN 978-0-76-146267-5

The Good Braider is a young adult novel in verse by Terry Farish, published May 1, 2012 by Marshall Cavendish.

Contents

Reception

The Good Braider received starred reviews from School Library Journal [1] and Booklist, [2] as well as positive reviews from Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books [3] and Kirkus. [4] The American Immigration Council called the book "bold and brave."

The book has been discussed in academic journals, including Journal of Children's Literature, [5] [6] NCTE's Talking Points, [7] Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, [8] The ESSE Messenger, [9] and English Journal . [10]

Bank Street College of Education named The Good Braider one of the best children's books of 2013. [11]

Awards for The Good Braider
YearAwardResultRef.
2012 Lupine Award Juvenile/Young AdultWinner [12]
2013ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection [13]
2013 Boston Authors Club Young Reader AwardWinner [14]
2013–2014Georgia Peach Book AwardFinalist [15]
2014 ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong LearnerSelection [16]
2014 Texas Library Association TAYSHAS Reading ListSelection [17]
2017 YALSA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top 10 [18]
Indiana Eliot Rosewater High School Book AwardWinner [19]
Goodreads Best Multicultural Young Adult Book [19]

References

  1. ↑ "The Good Braider". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  2. ↑ "The Good Braider". Booklist. July 2012. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  3. ↑ Morrison, Hope (2012). "The Good Braider (review)" . Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 66 (1): 15–16. doi:10.1353/bcc.2012.0637. ISSN   1558-6766. S2CID   144346380.
  4. ↑ "The Good Braider". Kirkus Reviews. May 2, 2012. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  5. ↑ Karam, Fares J; Kersten-Parrish, Sara; Warren, Amber N; Kibler, Amanda (Fall 2019). "Representations of Sudanese/ South Sudanese Children Resettled as Refugees in Children's Literature for the Middle Grades". Journal of Children's Literature. 45 (2): 32–42.
  6. ↑ Parsons, Linda T. (Fall 2016). "Storytelling in Global Children's Literature: Its Role in the Lives of Displaced Child Characters". Journal of Children's Literature. 42 (2): 19–27.
  7. ↑ Webber, Katrina; Agiro, Christa Preston (May 2019). "Not from Around These Parts: Using Young Adult Literature to Promote Empathy for the Immigrant Experience". Talking Points. 30 (2): 2–9.
  8. ↑ Silva, Arsenio F.; Savitz, Rachelle S. (2019). "Defying Expectations: Representations of Youths in Young Adult Literature" . Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 63 (3): 323–331. doi:10.1002/jaal.982. ISSN   1936-2706. S2CID   182415839.
  9. ↑ Stibe, Anna; Andersson Hval, Ulrika (Summer 2016). "The Immigrant Girl and the Western Boyfriend" (PDF). The ESSE Messenger. 25 (1): 122–132.
  10. ↑ Grice, Karly Marie; Rickard Rebellino, Rachel L.; Stamper, Christine N. (September 2017). "Narratives to Multiply Multicultural Class Content". The English Journal. 107 (1): 48–53.
  11. ↑ Children's Book Committee. "Best Children's Books of the Year | Twelve to Fourteen | 2013 Edition" (PDF). Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  12. ↑ "Lupine Award Winners". Maine Library Association. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  13. ↑ "The Good Braider | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. February 4, 2013. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  14. ↑ "1997–2017". Boston Authors Club. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  15. ↑ "Looking for something to read?: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers". Westminster Libraries. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  16. ↑ "Social Sciences". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  17. ↑ "2014 TAYSHAS" (PDF). Texas Library Association. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  18. ↑ "2017 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top Ten". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  19. 1 2 "The Good Braider". Terry Farish. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
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