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Brown Girl Dreaming

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Jacqueline Woodson’s National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner, now to be had in paperback with 7 all-new poems.

Jaqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

A President Obama “O” Book Club pick

Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson at all times felt halfway home in each and every place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was once like to grow up as an African American within the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each and every poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each and every line a glimpse into a child’s soul as she searches for her place on the planet. Woodson’s eloquent poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, although she struggled with reading as a child. Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her, creating the first sparks of the gifted creator she was once to change into.

Includes 7 new poems, including “Brown Girl Dreaming”.

 
Praise for Jacqueline Woodson:

A 2016 National Book Award finalist for her adult novel, ANOTHER BROOKLYN

“Ms. Woodson writes with a sure understanding of the thoughts of young people, offering a poetic, eloquent narrative that may be not simply a story . . . but a mature exploration of grown-up issues and self-discovery.”—The New York Times Book Review


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