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| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature, Poetry, Autobiography |
| Publisher | Penguin Group |
Publication date | August 28, 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Pages | 336 |
| Awards | 2015 Coretta Scott King Author Award National Book Award for Young People's Literature NAACP Image Award Newbery Honor |
| ISBN | 0399252517 |
Brown Girl Dreaming is a 2014 adolescent verse memoir written by Jacqueline Woodson.[1] It tells the story of the author’s early childhood life growing up as an African American girl in the 1960’s and depicts the events that led her to become a writer. The book has been considered one of the exemplary pieces of modern children’s literature by critics who have analyzed the book and has gained positive reception. It has won multiple awards, including a Newbery Honor.
- ^ Flynn, Richard (2018). "Why Genre Matters: A Case for the Importance of Aesthetics in the Verse Memoirs of Marilyn Nelson and Jacqueline Woodson". The Lion and the Unicorn. 42 (2): 109–128. doi:10.1353/uni.2018.0013. S2CID 150309930. Project MUSE 712279.