Brown Girl Dreaming
Recommended by Barack Obama, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #10 in Brooklyn, Ranked #13 in Essay Writing — see more rankings.
Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, 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... more
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... more
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Barack Obama Former USA PresidentIn November 2014, Obama took a trip to D.C. independent bookstore Politics and Prose to honor small businesses and add to his personal library. Accompanied by daughters Malia and Sasha, POTUS picked up novels from the Redwall fantasy series by Brian Jacques, as well as some from the Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park. He also added this title to his heavy bags. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Brown Girl Dreaming is ranked in the following categories:
- #65 in 10-Year-Old
- #74 in 11-Year-Old
- #68 in 5th Grade
- #75 in 6th Grade
- #98 in 9-Year-Old
- #26 in African American
- #43 in African American History
- #76 in Autobiography
- #61 in Award-Winning
- #96 in Awarded
- #50 in Black Author
- #65 in Black and White
- #97 in Chapter
- #50 in Diverse
- #25 in Diversity
- #54 in Family
- #48 in Identity
- #56 in Memoir
- #79 in Middle School
- #15 in Multicultural
- #23 in Multiculturalism
- #78 in New York
- #33 in Poetry
- #25 in Poetry Writing
- #64 in Racism
- #92 in Teen Girls
- #47 in Tween
- #31 in Writers
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