With The Might Of Angels: The Diary Of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
I really enjoyed getting to know Dawnie and her passion for playing baseball and bouncing on her pogo stick. It sends a great message to kids that although life can be tough -- it's possible to get through the rough parts with the love of family, friends and faith in yourself. I really liked how the author worked in elements like the dairy boycott and showed how the black community effected real change by sticking to their principles. Dawnie's friend Gertie was an unexpected treat and gave the novel a sense of hope that resonated with me. The author's portrayal of Goober, Dawnie's brother, and his own struggles also made me admire this family for its strength. This Corretta Scott award winning historical fiction novel is about a black girl name Dawnie Rae Johnson. Her life is told as she lived through the era of segregation. After the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, Dawnie learns she will be attending a previously all-white school. She's the only one of her friends to go to this new school and to leave the comfort of all that is familiar to face great uncertainty in the school year ahead. She and her family went through hard times because she was the only black girl that attended the school, her father lost his jod, and her brother was bullied often.This book brought out anger and sympathy to hear the things that people fought for to be equal and treaded with respect and dignity.The book was not a short novel and required understanding (competent readers). Therefore I would introduce this novel to high school students in a history class for an assignment reguarding segregation and Brown v. Board of Education.
What do You think about With The Might Of Angels: The Diary Of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 (2011)?
JF Series- great recommend for 4th-up- Black History month- historical fiction
—Jordan
This book is definately for the younger crowd although it was a good story.
—rozanne28288
I think that just some of the events where so realistic but so unexpected.
—cszymo28
