Feathers Resources

Did you enjoy Feathers? Well, you're in luck, because you can learn all about Woodson and check out her long list of publishing credits on her official website.

Powell's reviews Feathers and talks about how it tackles "grief, trauma, death, survival, and hope," and refers to it as "112 pages of poetry." Talk about high praise.

According to an interview with Woodson, she didn't just randomly put in ASL and a deaf character. She's studied ASL and is especially interested in adding characters that aren't a part of the "mainstream."

This reading of a passage from Feathers is all about Frannie's dead baby sister, Lila. It's a pretty emotional video.

Jacqueline Woodson talk all about her family history as an African American woman, and how it's affected her writing today.

If you'd rather just listen to Feathers, you can pick up the audiobook and hear the whole tale in less than three hours. That's shorter than the average Lord of the Rings movie.

In case you were wondering whether or not that poem by Emily Dickinson was really important to the story, the book cover of Feathers sets you straight.

Wondering what award-winning author Woodson looks like? Check out her author photo.

Feathers is a recipient of the John Newbery Medal. Is that a fancy seal, or what?