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About Macy McMillan And The Rainbow Goddess
Product Description Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a "For Sale" sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. To add insult to injury, what is Macy's final sixth grade assignment? A genealogy project. Well, she'll put it off - just like those wedding centerpieces she's supposed to be making. Just when Macy's mother ought to be understanding, she sends Macy next door to help eighty-six-year-old Iris Gillan, who is also getting ready to move?in her case into an assisted living facility. Iris can't pack a single box on her own and, worse, she doesn't know sign language. How is Macy supposed to understand her? But Iris has stories to tell, and she isn?t going to let Macy's deafness stop her. Soon, through notes and books and cookies, a bond grows between them. And this friendship, odd and unexpected, may be just what Macy needs to face the changes in her life. Shari Green, author of Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles, writes this summer story with the lightest touch, spinning Macy out of her old life and into a new one full of warmth and promise for the future. From School Library Journal Gr 4–6—Eleven-year-old Macy McMillan, who is deaf, is struggling with a few challenges: accepting her mother's new marriage, moving to a new house, adjusting to a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters, and completing a genealogy project. When Macy's mother arranges for her to help elderly neighbor Iris pack up her belongings before moving to an assisted living facility, Macy is annoyed, then intrigued. While Macy sorts and packs boxes of books, Iris writes notes to answer Macy's questions (Iris doesn't know sign language) and bakes cookies to lift Macy's spirits. Discovering interesting facts about Iris (for instance, her name translates to "Goddess of the Rainbow") and her life story helps Macy realize that everyone makes mistakes, misjudges others, gets angry, feels alone at times, and ultimately changes "in ways you never imagined." The genealogy project she dreads ultimately evolves into the story of the people who have impacted Macy's life. The novel-in-verse structure is clever, engaging, and accessible. Macy's deafness is skillfully woven into the story, adding depth and complexity to her characterization and relationships with others. Her first-person narrative appears in regular type, sign language is spaced in bold type, and written communication is in italics. With candor and angst, Macy shares her sorrow over an argument with her best friend, her desire to stop her mother from getting married, her determination not to like her stepfather, and her affection for aging Iris. VERDICT Macy's coming-of-age anxieties, observations, and insights will resonate with middle grade readers. A strong purchase for public and school libraries.—Gerry Larson, formerly at Durham School of the Arts, NC Review Praise for Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess 2018 ALA Schneider Family Book Award, Middle Grade Books Winner 2021 Nutmeg Book Award nominee 2021 MYRA Maud Hart Lavelace Award: Division 1 and Division 2 nominee 2021 Lectio Book Award nominee 2020 Illinois Bluestem Readers' Choice Award nominee 2020 Kentucky Bluegrass Award nominee 2020 Utah Beehive Book Awards: Poetry nominee 2019 Virginia Readers' Choice Middle School List nominee 2019 Great Stone Face Book Award shortlist 2019 Rocky Mountain Book Award nominee 2019 Chocolate Lily Award: Novel Category nominee 2018 IODE Violet Downey Book Award shortlist 2018 Forest of Reading Silver Birch Fiction shortlist 2018 SYRCA Diamond Willow Award shortlist 2018 USBBY Outstanding International Books List, Grades 6–8 selection 2018 NCTE "Spring Into New Book Recommendations" selection 2019 IBBY Canada Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities selection 2018 Horn Book, "August 2018 Back-to-School Horn Book Herald: Intermediate"
