Going North

Going North, by Jane N. Harrington, is a book about a girl named Jesse and her family. They are going north from Alabama to Alaska. They have to go north so their parents can have a better job. When the mom tells Jesse it's time to go Jesse gets sad .She goes outside touches the dog, feels the dirt and gives a hug to Big Mama. She says farewell to everyone. Big Mama says to take care. Jesse says it back. They leave. Jesse looks out the window and looks at the boys and girls playing. She says good bye, good bye, good bye. After a couple of hours, the car needed gas but the only gas station didn't accept black people. They tried to look for another gas station. Before they knew it they had found a gas station that accepted them. After they had put gas they kept going north. That night they slept in the car. At sunrise they kept on going. After some hours they got there- they were in the city. They wondered how their lives were going to change in the north. This book has beautiful language and is written like poetry. It has personification like "the road whispers the tires mumble.....good night , good night , good night," This book also has alliteration like " I hear the tires bumping, beating out good bye, good bye, good bye." It also has repetition like "Looking and looking until I finally see. Here is an other example of repetition: "Be brave, be brave, be brave we're together." The lesson I learned from this book was to stay together no matter what. By Jennifer