Mister and Me
By Kimberly Willis Holt
Mister and Me by master storyteller, Kimberly Willis Holt, takes you into the heart and mind of Jolene Jasmine Johnson, who clings to a fleeting memory of her father through the single photo that her mother, Ruby Johnson, owns of him, the Big Dipper, and his whistling. Jolene is compelled to prevent her mother from marrying flathead Leroy Redfield.
Ruby's core statement, "Everyone is not like you, Jolene. Not everyone says what comes through their head the moment it pops in there" (Mister and Me, p. 20) makes for a memorable and lovable character who struggles with this trait throughout the book. When Jolene is beginning to like Leroy, her thought, Thank goodness Momma kept a long cloth over the table so Leroy couldn't see my feet tapping to the music (Mister and Me, p. 55) vividly shows her mellowing state.
Honest in her thoughts, words, deeds, and even her misdeeds, Jolene is a strong character who eventually comes to accept Leroy, not as a replacement for her father, for he wisely says, "I don't expect you to think of me as your daddy. Nobody can do that," but as her mother's husband and as her own friend. Willis Holt also deals sensitively with issues surrounding race and rights and the distribution of wealth and power that run throughout the book.
Linda Davis Kyle, Reviewer
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