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Brown girl dreaming
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Published:
New York : Puffin Books, 2016.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
349 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 21 cm
Rating:
Ages 10 and up.
Status:
Description

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.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
0147515823, 9780147515827, 0147515823, 9780147515827, 9780606393102, 0606393102
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.3, 5 Points
Lexile measure:
990

Notes

General Note
"Contains seven new, original poems by the author"--Page [4] of cover.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Ages 10 and up.
Target Audience
990L,Lexile
Awards
National Book Award Winner.
Awards
Newbery Honor Book.
Awards
Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Woodson, J. (2016). Brown girl dreaming. New York, Puffin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Woodson, Jacqueline. 2016. Brown Girl Dreaming. New York, Puffin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Woodson, Jacqueline, Brown Girl Dreaming. New York, Puffin Books, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Woodson, Jacqueline. Brown Girl Dreaming. New York, Puffin Books, 2016.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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