Books Like Last Summer with Maizon
Families who loved Last Summer with Maizon by Jacqueline Woodson often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Families who loved Last Summer with Maizon by Jacqueline Woodson often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Reach for this book when your child is facing a season of sudden, heavy transitions, such as the death of a family member or the painful physical distance of a best friend moving away. Margaret is an eleven-year-old girl whose world in Brooklyn is upended when her father dies and her lifelong best friend, Maizon, leaves for a private boarding school. Through Margaret's journey, Jacqueline Woodson explores how a young girl finds her own voice and identity when the pillars of her life are removed. It is a quiet, poetic, and deeply realistic look at grief and self-reliance within a supportive Black community. Parents will appreciate the book's emotional maturity and its focus on how writing and friendship can help heal a broken heart without offering easy, superficial answers. It is ideal for middle-grade readers (ages 8 to 12) who are ready for a serious but hopeful exploration of what it means to grow up.
