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Summary:

"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson's eloquent poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading as a child. Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her, creating the first sparks of the gifted writer she was to become. Praise for Jacqueline Woodson: Ms. Woodson writes with a sure understanding of the thoughts of young people, offering a poetic, eloquent narrative that is not simply a story. but a mature exploration of grown-up issues and self-discovery."--The New York Times Book Review"-- [Provided by publisher]
"The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Woodson, Jacqueline

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Brown girl dreaming [by Woodson, J.]

Subjects:

Woodson, Jacqueline — Poetry

Authors, American — 20th century — Biography — Poetry

African American women authors — Biography — Poetry

Young adult poetry

Woodson, Jacqueline

1900-1999

African American women authors

Authors, American

Genres:

Biographies

Poetry

General Notes:

National Book Award Winner, Young People's Literature, 2014
Newbery Honor Book, 2015

Audience:

Children
Grades 5-8.

Physical Description:

336 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 22 cm

Call Numbers:

J811.54 W895b

ISBNs:

9780399252518
0399252517

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2014021346

OCLC Numbers:

870919395