Jubilee

Name: Jubilee
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
ISBN: 9781520047287

Author: Patricia Reilly Giff

Narrator: Laural Merlington

Unabridged: 2 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 09/13/2016

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Jubilee lives with her beloved aunt Cora and her faithful Dog on a beautiful island. Years ago, when her mother left, Jubilee stopped talking. Now she communicates entirely through gestures and taps, and by drawing cartoons, speaking only when she's alone-or with Dog. This year, Jubilee faces a big change-leaving her small, special classroom for a regular fifth-grade class. She likes her new teacher, and finds a maybe-friend in a boy named Mason. But Jubilee's wandering feet won't stop until they find her mother. And now she discovers that her mother has moved back to the mainland, nearby. If Jubilee finds her, will her mother's love be what she needs to speak again?

About Patricia Reilly Giff

Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books and the Polka Dot Private Eye books. Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. She won the Newbery Honor for Lily's Crossing (a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book) and Pictures of Hollis Woods. She lives in Connecticut.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lydia on September 05, 2024

Fun fact: it took me a little less than 1 folklore album to read this lollll......more

Goodreads review by Valerie on July 09, 2020

All PRG's books give me a warm and cozy feeling. I don't know if its her writing style, her vocabulary, her characters or maybe a combination of all these things and more. This one was no different. While most of PRG's books are historical fiction, I enjoyed reading one by her set in a contemporary......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on July 08, 2017

After her mother left her behind with her aunt, Judith Ann Magennis (Jubilee) stopped talking. She uses gestures and drawings to get her point across. This year, as a fifth grader, she wonders whether things will go okay at school, rescues a dog that she names Dog, and finds a friend or two at schoo......more

Goodreads review by Emily on June 29, 2017

This book is just the sweetest! I actually was looking for something to listen to (besides, you know, AIO), and I decided to try audiobooks. I loved them when I was younger, but somehow got away from them as I got older. I'd forgotten how well middle-grade books lend themselves to audio. ANYWAY, thi......more

Goodreads review by Iphios on February 06, 2018

At the back of the book, there's that line that says "for more tender stories." This is a tender story. A quick read about a selectively mute girl trying to find who she is while interacting with the world. I love these sorts of stories of community and small islands, it reminds me of Anne of Green......more