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.

Item details

ISBN: 9780399252518
ISBN: 0399252517
Physical Description: print
336 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 22 cm
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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