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Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson
Item #:
9780147515827
Price:
$10.99
Raised in South Carolina and New York, author and poet
Jacqueline Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In
this collection of 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.
This volume includes seven additional poems, including “Brown
Girl Dreaming.”
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