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Hush by Jacqueline Woodson
This book is a story about an African-American girl who is part of a witness protection program. She had to move away with her family into a brand new city. The main character in this story is Toswiah Green/Evie Thomas (she has two names because she is in the W.P.P.). She is pretty shy and not very social. Her long legs make her a very good runner. The main charcter's older sister, Cameron Green/Anna Thomas, is more social, pretty much the complete opposite of her. They used to live in Denver, Colorado, but then they had to move away to a cold-hearted city when they were relocated by the W.P.P. Toswiah/Evie's father used to be a policeman. He witnessed two white cops shoot a black boy because of his skin color. He decided to go on trial and people started threatening him and his family. Officers Randall and Dennis are found guilty and have to go to jail. Now Toswiah/Evie must struggle to go on in the new city, after she left everything she had ever known behind. Her mother throws herself headfirst into religion and her father sits depressed at the window, thinking about who knows what. Cameron/Anna throws herself into schoolwork show she can go to college at 16 and leave this miserable place. Toswiah/Evie decides to run track, which helps her slowly reach out to people and make new friends. Finally, her dad throws his bowl against the floor and cuts himself, attempting suicide. He is rushed to hospital, where he recovers, and comes back as the man Toswiah/Evie used to know back when they lived in Denver. After that, she knows everything is going to be just fine.

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This novel was about a family having to change their identity;as well as their lives, just because their father witnessed a murder. His fellow friends, police officers, killed a young african-american boy. The Green family was put in a witness protection program, so they moved out of denvert, leaving family members, friends, and their belongings. They had to change their names and had to change the way they lived. The family didn't like it there. A lot happened to the family while they are there. Cameron, which is Anna now, had grown into a beautiful women. Toswiah which now is Evie, has made new friends and found what she likes most "track". The family went through a lot of changes, but they made it through. I think this was a great book, I enjoyed reading this book. I recommend this book to children of all ages. I hope they will enjoy it, like I did.