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    Brown Girl Dreaming

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    About this audiobook

    A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award winner

    Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Another Brooklyn, 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateAug 28, 2014
    ISBN9780698182943
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    • 4/5
      The words flow wonderfully and tell a beautifully discriptive story
    • 4/5
      Dream-like prose for a dream-like author.

      I did really enjoy this book. The prose formatting is beautiful, and if you're uncomfortable with prose, this might be a good place to start. I really enjoyed this atypical narration of a woman's memories of her childhood, all wrapped up in this beautiful Southern-and-Brooklyn bow.

      I loved the representation of the characters, Maria, Jacqueline and her family and how complex her life is, yet how easy and accessible she makes it for younger readers. That said, I really liked this book and I think it's accessible for adults as well.

      I would love to thank Woodson for her activism in this book and for empowering young little black girls who need a voice like hers.

      ... the only reason I'm not rating this four stars is because I feel like the audiobook narration was a bit broken up. Every time she said the title of a poem I was brought out of the book, only to be dunked under again. It's peculiar that something so small as an author's voice can affect how I feel about this book, but it's true.

      Nonetheless, I'm sure so many would enjoy this book, and I think it's valuable.
    • 5/5
      Absolutely beautiful.