Harbor Me
Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
Jacqueline Woodson’s first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories.
It all starts when six kids have to meet for a weekly chat–by themselves, with no adults to listen in. There, in the room they soon dub the ARTT Room (short for “A Room to Talk”), they discover it’s safe to talk about what’s bothering them–everything from Esteban’s father’s deportation and Haley’s father’s incarceration to Amari’s fears of racial profiling and Ashton’s adjustment to his changing family fortunes.
When the six are together, they can express the feelings and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world. And together, they can grow braver and more ready for the rest of their lives.
Primary ISBN: 9780399252525
Publication Date: August 2018
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 10 or older
Community Represented: Dominican/Dominican American, Various
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Detention & Deportation, Discrimination: Economic, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Racial, Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Parents, Identity: Multiracial, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Setting: United States
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Home Country, 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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