Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

eBook - 2014

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of Red at the Bone tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing poems.A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK • WINNER OF THE CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK AWARD • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURY“Moving and resonant . . . captivating.”—The Wall Street JournalI am born in Ohio butthe stories of South Carolina already runlike riversthrough my veins.Raised in South Carolina and New York, Jacqueline 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 70s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching a...nd powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, providing a glimpse into a child’s soul as she finds...

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Published
Penguin Young Readers Group
Language
English
Main Author
Jacqueline Woodson
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OverDrive Resource Page
Format
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Kindle Book
ISBN9780698195707
ASINB00M3Q6ONG
Release Date8/28/2014
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9780698195707
Release Date8/28/2014