Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson s National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner is a powerful memoir that tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse A President Obama O Book Club pick 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 Includes 7 additional poems including Brown Girl Dreaming 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 grownup issues and selfdiscovery The New York Times Book Review