Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

A New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Winner

Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Another Brooklyn, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse.

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 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.

A National Book Award Winner
A Newbery Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Award Winner

Praise for Jacqueline Woodson:
Ms. Woodson writes with a sure understanding of the thoughts of young people, offering a poetic, eloquent narrative that is not simply a story . . . but a mature exploration of grown-up issues and self-discovery."--The New York Times Book Review

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 08/28/2014
ISBN: 9780399252518
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.75h x 5.89w x 1.20d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Finalist
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Nominee
Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Award: Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - Winner
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist
Award: Alabama Camellia Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/26/2014
School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 126
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2014
Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 60
New York Times Book Review 08/24/2014 pg. 14
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2014 pg. 126
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2014 pg. 73 - Book Of Special Distinction
People Weekly 08/31/2014 pg. 22
Shelf Awareness 09/05/2014
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 44
Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2014 pg. 96
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 80
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/07/2014 pg. 35
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 28
Shelf Awareness 12/12/2014
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2015 pg. 15
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
BookPage 09/01/2014
New York Times Book Review 05/31/2015 pg. 48

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 168140 / Brown Girl Dreaming
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 5