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Hope Hardcover – January 1, 1999

by Isabell Monk (Author), Janice Lee Porter (Illustrator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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During a visit with her great-aunt, a young girl learns the story behind her name and learns to feel proud of her biracial heritage
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  1. Reading age
    5 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    1 - 2
  5. Lexile measure
    AD830L
  6. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches
  7. Publisher
    Lerner Pub Group
  8. Publication date
    January 1, 1999
  9. ISBN-10
    157505230X
  10. ISBN-13
    978-1575052304
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Kindergarten-Grade 3In this beautifully told and illustrated book, a young girl learns the story behind her name and to be proud of her biracial heritage. When her great-aunt Poogees friend asks if the child is mixed, Poogee says Baby, dont you pay Violet no never mind. But, of course, Hope does. That night at bedtime, Poogee explains to her that she is generations of faith mixed with lots of love. The lively, expressive full-page oil paintings depict Hopes fathers white immigrant ancestors arriving in America and her mothers enslaved ancestors toiling in the cotton fields. As Poogee tells her story, readers see Hopes African-American grandparents marching for equal rights, and her white grandparents, who are teachers. And best of all, they are shown the wedding of Hopes parents with their black and white families and friends celebrating together. A must-have title.Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Monk takes a didactic tack in presenting one girl's ancestry, weaving into a story of several generations the scene of her African-American mother and Caucasian father's wedding. The stumbling narration establishes that the protagonist is in sixth grade, looking back on a summer weekend before she entered second grade. Her loving Aunt Prudence, known as Aunt Poogee, takes the narrator to an open-air market, where they encounter another relative, Miss Violet. Miss Violet asks outright, ``My goodness, Prudence, is the child mixed?'' The question haunts the girl, whose name is revealed as Hope, until Aunt Poogee steps in with a bedtime story that is overblown, invoking the faith of immigrants and slaves across generations who ``look forward to a future where you will be proud to be part of a race that is simply `human.' '' The sentiments are strong, but the delivery borders on mawkish. Sturdy faces, tender postures, and vibrant backgrounds considerably enliven the bibliotherapeutic proceedings. (Picture book. 4-7) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lerner Pub Group (January 1, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 157505230X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1575052304
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD830L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Amber Webster
5.0 out of 5 stars This book made me cry.
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2008
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This book is so amazing. I didn't remember what it was about when I was going to read it to my daughter before bed time. Then I started reading it and when I got to the spot were her Aunt is telling her the story I lost it and starting crying. My daughter is bi-racial and it is hard for me to find books that help her understand how special she is and this book does it. I asked my mom to read it to her and she started crying also. This is a great book and I recomend it to anyone who wants to read a good story.
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J B
5.0 out of 5 stars Good writer/good book...
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2014
Well written, really enjoyed this book. My granddaughter likes it too, she is 7 years old.
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brains_and_budget
4.0 out of 5 stars Uplifting message using words fit for Martin Luther King
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2003
As the parent of a multirtacial child, this is one of my favorite books about multiracial families. It provides a good children's story as well as a positive multicultural message. I am bored by books that just say the equivalent of "You are special!" "I love you!" with no story behind them. Other reviewers have criticized the book for the larger-than-life language that is used at the end, but I think the words provide more inspiration than everyday words, the same way Martin Luther King and other great speechgivers do.
One minor caveat about the book: several of the characters speak in a more colloquial manner ("Baby, don't pay her no never mind," "She doesn't favor a soul in your family," "mama," "folks.") Since no one in my or my husband's family speaks this way, sometimes it feels stilted rolling off my tongue.
The author of the book is a professional actress in Minneapolis, where I used to live, and this was her first children's book, which may explain the dramatic language. Her second book about the character Hope is called "Family" but isn't nearly as good.
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Naomi J
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a great children's book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2014
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I got this for my two year old sister Hope. It's a bit advanced for her, even for it to be read to her, but I had to buy it because the main character is named after her! Bright drawings, and will help mixed children learn about there families, just as Monk's other book,'Family', does.
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