![]() Marion has left Ellie and the rest of her family twice. Ellie is an awkward, shy fifteen year old who is dealing with some issues besides these new feelings she is having over a boy (a Black boy no less), she is also struggling to trust her mother, Marion. The story is told in alternating points of view Ellie's from the first person and Miah from the third person. They are both tired of the curious and sometimes hostile stares. "From their first glance to their first words to each other to their first kiss, they could tell you exactly how it happened-in their hearts and in their souls." (back cover) They are in love, but their families don't seem to understand this love, however most of their friends are supportive. Ellie is white, wealthy (though not born into money) and Jewish, Miah (short for Jeremiah) is black and wealthy (the only son of two famous parents). ![]() Isn't that crazy? How much.you know, how much I love you?" Ellie pg. If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson 1998 ![]()
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