SuitabookAfter Tupac and d Foster
Jacqueline Woodson, Susan Spain
- Reading
- Read together or check in afterwards if the shooting, death or separation feels affecting; let the reader choose which parts they want to talk through.
- Themes
- Brief connections and lasting meaning: D becomes part of the girls’ lives, then leaves; the narrator reflects on how brief connections can matter. The reflection gives emotional weight to a connection that does not last, without suggesting that its brevity makes it insignificant.
- Worth knowing
- Tupac’s death follows a fatal shooting, and the story also touches on foster families and separation. Consider whether these subjects may feel close to your reader’s own experiences.