PS 39 Parent Association – PS 39 Parent Association Spring Auction 2015
Auction Ends: May 9, 2015 11:00 PM EDT

Books

Book - Brown Girl Dreaming

Item Number
505
Estimated Value
17 USD
Sold
6 USD to jsnaan
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Item Description

By Jacqueline Woodson

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.

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