This week, I've been reading Jacqueline Woodson's novel, "From the Notebooks of of Melanin Sun." I realized that I have many other Jacqueline Woodson books at home that maybe I will start reading now. After this book I wonder why I've never heard of her before; she is an amazing author that I'm happy I discovered.
It is about a boy, Melanin Sun. This was not a slow moving book considering that it is short. That's one thing I enjoyed about it. Melanin Sun goes through so many things. He finds out his mother is gay. He's not sure if he's okay with it and it is really hard for him. He loses some friends too due to this realization. I think it was unfair for his "friends" to judge him and leave him because of how his mom choses to live her life. They are not his real friends if they would do something so cruel.
I thought the whole book was going to be about him figuring out a way to accept his mother. It wasn't as I expected though because as it came to an end, he himself turned out to be gay too. His character changed in many ways. By the end he was a completely different person. Anyways, I really liked this book because of all the surprises, and social issues discussed. I definitely will be picking up a Woodson novel again soon.
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