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The Good Braider
Cover of The Good Braider
AuthorTerry Farish
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult, Historical fiction, Poetry
PublisherMarshall Cavendish
Publication date
May 1st 2012
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
ISBN978-0-76-146267-5

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

Reception[edit]

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
Year Award Result Ref.
2012 Lupine Award Juvenile/Young Adult Winner [12]
2013 ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection [13]
2013 Boston Authors Club Young Reader Award Winner [14]
2013-2014 Georgia Peach Book Award Finalist [15]
2014 ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learner Selection [16]
2014 Texas Library Association TAYSHAS Reading List Selection [17]
2017 YALSA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top 10 [18]
Indiana Eliot Rosewater High School Book Award Winner [19]
Goodreads Best Multicultural Young Adult Book [19]

References[edit]

  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 – via ProQuest.
  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 – via ProQuest.
  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 – via ProQuest.
  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 – via JSTOR.
  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. ^ a b "The Good Braider". Terry Farish. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

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