Brown Girl Dreaming

Company

Library of Congress

Price

$10.99

Source

Official Store

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 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. Written by Jacqueline Woodson. Paperback, 337 pages. Jacqueline Woodson was the Library of Congress's National Ambassador for Young People's…