num_pages: 181
description: Both Elisha (Ellie) and Jeremiah (Miah) attend Percy Academy, a private school where neither quite fits in. Ellie is wrestling with family demons, and Miah is one of the few African American students. The two of them find each other, and fall in love -- but they are hesitant to share their newfound happiness with their friends and families, who will not understand. At the end, life makes the brutal choice for them.
language: English
title: If You Come Softly
titlecomplete: If You Come Softly
genres: Young Adult Contemporary, Teen, Race, African American, Young Adult, Romance, Audiobook, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 11739
places: New York (State)
series: If You Come Softly
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
category: High School, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Speak