Red at the Bone

Jacqueline Woodson truly has a gift for crafting and compacting so much into short, lyrical phrases and sentences. This is the second book I have read by her and was, yet again, impressed with her talent.

So, why only three stars? I felt that the switching of viewpoints from one family member to another was a great idea and interesting way of showing how a young girl's family influenced her and how the opening situation in the book came to be. Ultimately, although the voices were interesting and authentic, they ended up being a distraction instead of creating interesting layers.