03109cam a2200457 i 4500 204479235 TxAuBib 20150225120000.0 140603s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014021346 9780399252518 0399252517 TxAuBib rda Woodson, Jacqueline. Brown girl dreaming / Jacqueline Woodson. New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group, [2014] ℗2014. viii, 336, [1] pages : illustrations, portraits, genealogical tables ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier I am born -- The stories of South Carolina run like rivers -- Followed the sky's mirrored constellation to freedom -- Deep in my heart, I do believe -- Ready to change the world -- Author's note -- Thankfuls -- Family photos. "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 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. 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"-- Provided by publisher. "The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"-- Provided by publisher. 990 Lexile. Ages 9-11. Grades 4-6. 20150225. MG. Woodson, Jacqueline Poetry. Woodson, Jacqueline Juvenile poetry. Authors, American 20th century Biography Poetry. Authors, American 20th century Biography Juvenile poetry. Authors, American Poetry. African American women authors Biography Poetry. African American women authors Biography Juvenile poetry. African American women authors Poetry. Poetry. Women Biography Poetry. African Americans Biography Poetry.