Brown girl dreaming
Summary:
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 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.
Contents:
Family tree. Part I. I am born
Part II. The stories of South Carolina run like rivers
Part III. Followed the sky's mirrored constellation to freedom
Part IV. Deep in my heart, I do believe
Part V. Ready to change the world.
Author's note
Thankfuls
Family photos.
Part II. The stories of South Carolina run like rivers
Part III. Followed the sky's mirrored constellation to freedom
Part IV. Deep in my heart, I do believe
Part V. Ready to change the world.
Author's note
Thankfuls
Family photos.
Item details
- ISBN: 0399252517
- ISBN: 9780399252518
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Physical Description:
336 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 22 cm
print - Publisher: New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Contents / Notes
Formatted Contents Note: | Family tree. Part I. I am born Part II. The stories of South Carolina run like rivers Part III. Followed the sky's mirrored constellation to freedom Part IV. Deep in my heart, I do believe Part V. Ready to change the world. Author's note Thankfuls Family photos. |
Target Audience Note: | Grades 5-8. |
Awards Note: | National Book Award Winner, Young People's Literature, 2014 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner, 2015 Newbery Honor, 2015 Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor, 2015 |
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Genre: | Poetry. Juvenile works. History. Biography. Young adult poetry. |
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Flint River Regional Library System: Fayette County Public Library |
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