{"product_id":"a-song-for-gwendolyn-brooks-volume-3-9781454930884","title":"A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks, Volume 3","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A stirring, accessible introduction to Gwendolyn Brooks and a must-have for all elementary collections.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The combination of biography and Brooks' own poems makes for a strong, useful, and beautiful text . . . A solid introduction to a brilliant writer\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed writer Alice Faye Duncan tells the story of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSING a song for Gwendolyn Brooks.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSing it loud--a Chicago blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a voice both wise and witty, Gwendolyn Brooks crafted poems that captured the urban Black experience and the role of women in society. She grew up on the South Side of Chicago, reading and writing constantly from a young age, her talent lovingly nurtured by her parents. Brooks ultimately published 20 books of poetry, two autobiographies, and one novel. Alice Faye Duncan has created her own song to celebrate Gwendolyn's life and work, illuminating the tireless struggle of revision and the sweet reward of success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncluded on the Chicago Public Libraries list of Best Informational Books for Young Readers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sterling Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454930884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2018 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019 pg. 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e508748 \/ Song for Gwendolyn Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alice Faye Duncan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026881728693,"sku":"9781454930884","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8c9420f0-dfc6-41ad-b493-289f27cd3e5f.jpg?v=1609191537","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-song-for-gwendolyn-brooks-volume-3-9781454930884","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}