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Title:

Macy McMillan and the rainbow goddess / by Shari Green.

Author:

Green, Shari, 1963- author.

ISBN:

9781772780338

9781772780178

Personal Author:

Green, Shari, 1963- author.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

234 pages ; 21 cm

Content Type:

text

Media Type (RDA):

unmediated

Carrier Type:

volume

Abstract:

Dealing with her mother remarrying to a man with twin daughters and her family moving, deaf sixth-grader Macy is told that she must help her elderly neighbor Iris Gillan, who is also getting ready to move to a nursing home.

Subject Term:

Deaf -- Juvenile fiction.

Neighbors -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Novels in verse.

Deaf children -- Juvenile fiction.

Stepfamilies -- Juvenile fiction.

Genre:

Novels in verse.

Format:

Books

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Summary

Winner of the 2018 ALA Schneider Family Book Award, Middle Grade Books category

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a "For Sale" sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. To add insult to injury, what is Macy's final sixth grade assignment? A genealogy project. Well, she'll put it off - just like those wedding centerpieces she's supposed to be making.

Just when Macy's mother ought to be understanding, she sends Macy next door to help eighty six-year-old Iris Gillan, who is also getting ready to move - in her case into an assisted living facility. Iris can't pack a single box on her own and, worse, she doesn't know sign language. How is Macy supposed to understand her? But Iris has stories to tell, and she isn't going to let Macy's deafness stop her. Soon, through notes and books and cookies, a friendship grows. And this friendship, odd and unexpected, may be just what Macy needs to face the changes in her life.

Shari Green, author of Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles , writes this summer story with the lightest touch, spinning Macy out of her old story and into a new one full of warmth and promise for the future.

Reviews (2)

Kirkus Review

Macy, a deaf sixth-grader who attends a mainstream school with an interpreter, faces enormous challenges, as her mother will soon marry, necessitating a move to her new stepdad's house.Macy and her mother have always been a team of just two; adding Alan and his twin daughters is scary and distressing. Fortunately, Macy's mom asks her to help their elderly next-door neighbor, Iris, aka "the rainbow goddess," pack up her enormous collection of books in preparation for heralso unwelcomemove into assisted living. After a big fight with her BFF, Macy is deeply isolated, in need of a friend who can provide gentle, uncritical guidance. Although Iris, tenderly portrayed, initially doesn't know any sign language, the pair communicates in writing that's just as poetic as the free verse that Macy uses to relate her emerging story. The verse trails down the pages in narrow bands leaving plenty of white space. Even characters that are barely sketched emerge fully realized through the spare yet poignant narrative. With few racial markers beyond teacher Mr. Tanaka's name and Iris' blue eyes, the book appears to subscribe to the white default. When one twin endearingly makes the sign "sister" to Macy, it's an affecting moment of deep promise. Macy's life lessons are realistic and illuminating; that she is deaf adds yet another dimension to an already powerful tale. (Fiction. 9-12) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

The end of sixth grade is coming with a lot more change than Macy McMillan bargained for. Not only is her mother's impending marriage saddling their cozy family of two with a new stepdad and two new stepsisters, but it also means Macy must leave her old home behind. Things seem to get worse when Macy's mom forces her to help Iris, their aging next-door neighbor, pack up her home for her own upcoming move into an assisted-living facility. While Iris struggles with her diagnosis of early dementia, Macy, who is deaf and uses sign language, struggles to communicate with her. As the relationship between this unlikely pair blossoms, will Iris be able to help Macy accept the changes in her life? This touching novel in verse makes clever use of space on each page, not only visually acknowledging Macy's deafness, but inviting all readers to understand and process language in multiple ways. Green's story confronts life's challenges with depth and realism, creating a narrative that is sparse yet impactful, with characters that are bursting with life.--Kuss, Rebecca Copyright 2017 Booklist