Jacqueline Woodson

We'll be discussing Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, Thursday, March 26 @ 7:00.

National Book Award Winner 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.

Jacqueline Woodson was awarded Newbery honors for her books Feathers and Show Way and was a National Book Award finalist for her books Hush and Locomotion; the latter also received a Coretta Scott King Honor, as did her books I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This and From the Notebooks Of Melanin Sun. Miracle's Boys won the Coretta Scott King Award.

Society members will receive a 20% discount on titles chosen for discussion and ocassional access to pre-publication previews of new books from well-known as well as up-and-coming authors. Other surprises may also be in store – remember, this is Hicklebee’s…

Call the store (408) 292-8880 or email Renee if you are interested in joining. Novel Society facilitator, Renee Ting was the President and Publisher of Shen’s Books, a small press specializing in multicultural children’s literature. As a publisher, she has been reading, evaluating, producing, and marketing children’s content for over ten years. Prior to heading Shen’s Books, Renee worked at several children’s book and music stores, including Linden Tree and Storyopolis. She is a graduate of Harvard University with a BA in music, and is the author of The Prince’s Diary.

Location: Street: 1378 Lincoln Ave City: San Jose, Province: California Postal Code: 95125-3010 Country: United States (toegevoegd uit IndieBound)… (meer)

Three-time Newbery Honor author Jacqueline Woodson (Locomotion, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers) recounts her childhood in verse. In the clear voice of a watchful child, the turmoil of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s is rendered personal through the stories of Woodson’s family, including her uncle, whose military buzz cut becomes an afro as he becomes a Black Panther, and converts to Islam in prison. Alongside these cultural shifts are the smaller, timeless dramas of childhood. Ages 10 and up (Nancy Paulson)

Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (toegevoegd uit IndieBound)… (meer)

Three-time Newbery Honor author Jacqueline Woodson (Locomotion, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers) recounts her childhood in verse. In the clear voice of a watchful child, the turmoil of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s is rendered personal through the stories of Woodson’s family, including her uncle, whose military buzz cut becomes an afro as he becomes a Black Panther, and converts to Islam in prison. Alongside these cultural shifts are the smaller, timeless dramas of childhood. Ages 10 and up (Nancy Paulson)

Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (toegevoegd uit IndieBound)… (meer)