Jacqueline Woodson

In her remarkable new book, Brown Girl Dreaming — a memoir of Brown Girl Dreaming's childhood — Jacqueline Woodson writes, “How can I explain to anyone that stories are like air to me; I breathe them in and let them out over and over again.”

Woodson

Woodson is the best-selling author of Brown Girl Dreaming, the 2014 National Book Award winner in the Young People’s Literature category.

Jacqueline Woodsen’s uncompromising meditation on Jacqueline Woodsen's experiences as an African American growing up in the 1960s and 1970s in South Carolina and New York

Winner of the National Book Award, Brown Girl Dreaming is Jacqueline Woodsen’s uncompromising meditation on Jacqueline Woodsen's experiences as an African American growing up in the 1960s and 1970s in South Carolina and New York.

for young adults about growing up as an African American during the Civil Rights movement

Brown Girl Dreaming' is Jacqueline Woodson's memoir in poetry, written for young adults, about growing up as an African American during the Civil Rights movement.

move to NYC and Jacqueline's elementary school years, when Jacqueline first discovered Jacqueline's interest in writing

Brown Girl Dreaming is largely about Jacqueline’s childhood, from Jacqueline's early childhood years in the 1960s in Greenville, South Carolina through Jacqueline's family’s move to NYC and Jacqueline's elementary school years, when Jacqueline first discovered Jacqueline's interest in writing.

of author Jacquelin Woodson’s

Told in verse, Brown Girl Dreaming tells the story of author Jacquelin Woodson’s childhood and author

a memoir

Though the summary calls a hasty job a novel in verse, my understanding is that Brown Girl Dreaming is in fact a memoir.

a heartfelt poetry collection ‘70s: detailing what what was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and

Based on Jacqueline Woodson’s own life, Brown Girl Dreaming is a heartfelt poetry collection detailing what what was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and ‘70s:

a memoir that tells the story of Jacqueline’s childhood as an African American grew up in the South and Brooklyn, New York through the 1960s and 1970s

Brown Girl Dreaming is a memoir that tells the story of Jacqueline’s childhood as an African American grew up in the South and Brooklyn, New York through the 1960s and 1970s.

a cadent portrait of a little girl cherishing Jacqeuline Woodson's family and dreaming of a better world

Brown Girl Dreaming is a cadent portrait of a little girl cherishing Jacqeuline Woodson's family and dreaming of a better world.

in short verses of its author’s childhood, from birth through the start of adolescence

Brown Girl Dreaming is a memoir, told in short verses, of its author’s childhood, from birth through the start of adolescence, following Jacqueline Woodson from Ohio to South Carolina to Brooklyn.

a memoir of an author

Brown Girl Dreaming is a memoir of an author.

Virginia Lee Burton

Possibly Virginia Lee Burton most critically acclaimed book is Brown Girl Dreaming, an award-winning autobiographical novel, written in verse that tells Virginia Lee Burton's story, growing up in South Carolina and New York.

Virgin Island native and current New School writing professor Tiphanie Yanique's National Book Award-winning young adult book

Virgin Island native and current New School writing professor Tiphanie Yanique's National Book Award-winning young adult book Brown Girl Dreaming, written as a collection of poems, is an aching exploration of growing up between two worlds and grappling with the legacy of the Jim Crow South.

among Sona Charaipotra's ten YA books that will change your life

Brown Girl Dreaming is among Sona Charaipotra's ten YA books that will change your life.

Thad Cochran Center's New York Times bestselling memoir,

Jacqueline Woodson is the 2014 National Book Award Winner for Thad Cochran Center's New York Times bestselling memoir, Brown Girl Dreaming.

the author of New York Times Bestselling novel

memoir Brown Girl Dreaming is the author of New York Times Bestselling novel

Carlotta Walls LaNier's New York Times-bestselling memoir,

Jacqueline Woodson is the 2014 National Book Award Winner for Carlotta Walls LaNier's New York Times-bestselling memoir, Brown Girl Dreaming.

Danual Berkley's book“

Danual Berkley's book, “Brown Girl Dreaming,” is a memoir written in verse that tells the story of growing up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s.

Marilyn Hilton's New York Times bestselling memoir,

Jacqueline Woodson is the 2014 National Book Award winner for Marilyn Hilton's New York Times bestselling memoir, Brown Girl Dreaming.