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Brown girl dreaming

Woodson, Jacqueline (author.).

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.

Item details

  • ISBN: 0399252517
  • ISBN: 9780399252518
  • Physical Description: 336 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 22 cm
    print
  • Publisher: New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [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
Subject: Coretta Scott King Award
African Americans Biography Poetry
Authors, American 20th century Biography Poetry
United States
Social conditions
Identity (Psychology) in children
Children Books and reading
African Americans Civil rights
African American women authors
African Americans Biography Poetry
Women Biography Poetry
Women authors Poetry
African American authors Poetry
American authors Poetry
Amerikanisches Englisch
Roman
JUVENILE NONFICTION Social Issues Prejudice & Racism
JUVENILE NONFICTION Biography & Autobiography Women
JUVENILE NONFICTION Biography & Autobiography Literary
United States Social conditions 1960-1980 Biography
United States Social conditions 1960-1980 Juvenile poetry
Children Books and reading Biography
Children Books and reading Juvenile poetry
African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Biography
African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Juvenile poetry
Identity (Psychology) in children Biography
Identity (Psychology) in children Juvenile poetry
African American women authors Biography Juvenile poetry
Woodson, Jacqueline Juvenile literature
Woodson, Jacqueline
Woodson, Jacqueline Poetry
Woodson, Jacqueline Juvenile poetry
Woodson, Jacqueline
Genre: Poetry.
Juvenile works.
History.
Biography.
Young adult poetry.

Currently available copies

  • 171 out of 175 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
  • 6 out of 7 copies are currently available at Flint River Regional Library System. (Show)
  • 1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Fayette County Public Library.

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J 811.54 WOODSON ( Send Text)
31022008288067 JUV Available

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