Jubilee Journey

By Carolyn Meyer

Book Overview

In this compelling continuation of the Jefferson family story, thirteen-year-old Emily Rose visits her extended family in Texas for the first time ever. Emily Rose, who grew up in a biracial family in the northeast, is surprised that racial attitudes are so different in the South. But as she grows closer to her great-grandmother, Rose Lee, and learns more about her African American heritage, Emily Rose discovers a new dimension of herself.
Includes a reader's guide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152058451
• ISBN13: 9780152058456
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 4.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good read

I have recently got into helping bettering the future of my people, multiracials. I happen to be the same mix as the girl in this book, but no matter all mixed people are my brethren. Wanting to read some books that delta with mixed race people, and them as the lead character. I picked this up as the summary sounded interesting. I was not disappointed it was a fast read; Emily Rose was a great character. It was interesting see her to want to learn more about her other half, but not wanting to forgo her other half either. The book also showed how ignorant people can sometimes be, like the character of Brandy, and sadly even Mother Rose to an extent. Emily Rose's mother said something like "to choose one, you are rejecting the other." I can not applaud that enough in 5 months we shall see 2008, no longer do mixed people of any heritage have to pick one of their races, they can greatly embrace all, and be proud to say "I'm Mixed race" etc. The one thing that I didn't like about the book was at the end I couldn't quite get if Emily Rose would eventually start one dropping herself, that she would come home from her summer, and declare herself `Black' and no longer tell what she truly was `half , half, double, bi-raical" etc. I also liked how the books showed that mixed race siblings [any mixed race person] can come out in a variety of ways. Emily looks pretty much half and half, her elder brother Steven is nearly the same shade as their mother, and her youngest brother Robby is very pale, in fact could probably `pass' as full white if he wanted too.

A excellent book!!

Jubilee Journey is about a biracial teen who never really knew about her African-American heritage on her mother's side until she paid a visit to her great-grandmother, Mother Rose, in Dillion, Texas. She realizes that Texas is very different from Connectiut (her hometown) when certain things happen that makes her realize that she has a lot to learn about being black . A great sequel to White Lilacs , I think this book is very interesting and has a great plot.

A Long Journey to a Grand Jubilee

This book was excellent! I would have to say this is one of my favorite books! I would recommend it for the ages ten and up. It is easy to understand and it's very enjoyable! I like this book so much because, it tells the truth about the history of whites and blacks. It explains how girls and boys from the different races were raised. The black families were moved jout of the town they all loved. And, their churches were burnt down by whites. This book is familiar to a book I once read called Run Away Home. It's famiiar because the main character goes back to her home and her family. In this book Emily Rose, the main character, goes back to her family where her mother was raised after her mom died and her dad left. Although, she is not at her true home, she likes it and doesn't want to leave because she feels like she belongs there. This book is very much multicultural and the struggles of racism. It also tells of how people were mistreated. I loved this because because it touched me and made me realize how badly people got hurt from other people. I really learned a good lesson, that we need to treat all people of every kind equally. It will keep you reading on.

I thought this book was very good!

This book was easy to read and captured my attention. The characters are portrayed in depth and the story was very realistic. I can't think of anything bad to say about the book, but the ending was very abrupt. I'd like a continuation of this story.

A good book for some people may be a bad book for others

A book need not be either "Outstanding" or "Terrible." It can be both. I really enjoyed this book, but I know someone who hated it. While not a totally sit-back-and-relax type book, it does have a powerful message to convey, and yet it doesn't convey it in that throw-it-in-your-face-and-grind-it-in type way that some authors have of writing. Meyer writes about Emily Rose's struggle to find herself in an African-American community while she, herself, is half-black, half-white. Many black people don't consider her "one of themselves," but a lot of white people don't like her because she has some African blood. I really liked this book, but it certainly isn't for everyone. I would recommend it to an older reader rather than a younger one.