Brown Girl Dreaming
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Brown Girl Dreaming is Jacqueline Woodson's memoir in verse — an extraordinary, Caldecott-level work that traces her childhood growing up Black in South Carolina and Brooklyn in the 1960s and 70s, living in the aftermath of Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement, navigating the tensions between the rural South and the urban North, and finding her voice as a storyteller despite struggling with reading as a child. Each poem is both a window into a specific moment and a meditation on identity, family, faith, race, and the power of words. This book is an essential read for students because it is one of the finest examples of memoir and poetry for young people ever written — a book that teaches both the craft of verse and the importance of owning one's own story.
Publishing Details
Author : Jacqueline Woodson
Author Nationality : United States
Physical Details
Type of Book: Chapter
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 368
Size: 8.3 x 5.5 inches
Year Published: 2016
Instructional Details
Reading Grade Level: 5th
Genre: Non-Fiction
Sub-Genre: Autobiography
Theme: Black History, Identity, About POC, Personal Narrative, Social Issues
