Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jaqueline Woodson
Format: Hardback
Price: Free (borrowed from a friend)
Price: Free (borrowed from a friend)
How I heard about it: It was put forward as a possible book for our novel adoption next year
Basic Premise: Jacqueline Woodson tells the moving story of her upbringing during the height of the Civil Rights struggle in the South.
My Take: 8 out of 10 (scale here)
This book is written in free verse poetry (which I used to hate but have come to really love) and is beautiful. That is the word for this writing. I know she is very prolific, but this is the first of her books I have read, and reading this one made me want to read more. I am in full support of adopting this book mainly because it has so many points with which kids can connect. Single-parent family. Extended family, like grandparents, living in the home. Feeling isolated and alone because of something that makes you different, whether it be skin color or a disability or a religious affiliation, all of which are discussed and examined. It is a beautiful book and I would love to teach it!
This book is written in free verse poetry (which I used to hate but have come to really love) and is beautiful. That is the word for this writing. I know she is very prolific, but this is the first of her books I have read, and reading this one made me want to read more. I am in full support of adopting this book mainly because it has so many points with which kids can connect. Single-parent family. Extended family, like grandparents, living in the home. Feeling isolated and alone because of something that makes you different, whether it be skin color or a disability or a religious affiliation, all of which are discussed and examined. It is a beautiful book and I would love to teach it!
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