Woodson, J. (2014). Brown girl dreaming. New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen Books.
This
is an autobiographical novel in free verse about how Jackie perseveres and
becomes a writer herself. It starts out
with her birth in 1963 during the Civil Rights Movement and follows throughout
her childhood as they move from her father’s family in Ohio to be with her
mother’s family in South Carolina to NYC.
She is surrounded by a loving family and friends and finds a beautiful
voice in her poetry and experiences between growing up in the North and the
South.
Assignment #6 - Compare and Contrast
Appeal to my readers:
This is an amazing novel written in free-verse which makes it fun and
easy to read. Her poems follow her life
from birth in 1963 in Ohio during the Civil War Movement to South Carolina and
finally to New York City. You will love
the smooth and lyrical language plus memories she that she pulls you right
into. You will feel as if you are right there in her memory. She will help you realize that dreams can
come true just like hers.
Other books by this author: This author has written Locomotion another free verse book which is about love, loss and
hope, as well as Peace Locomotion
which is a continuation of Locomotion
and After Tupac and D Foster, another
book about love, loss and coming of age. She has written several books for middle
grades but mostly she writes for young adults and she has lots of illustrated
works to her credit.
Love That Dog and Brown
Girl Dreaming are both novels done in free verse. Although Brown
Girl Dreaming is autobiographical you can see how both characters develop
their craft of writing in each book. Jack, the boy in Love That Dog is a reluctant writer of poetry and needs a lot of
convincing to write poems. Jackie, the
author of Brown Girl Dreaming was a
reluctant and struggling reader who perseveres and discovers her passion for
writing. Jack’s perseverance is illustrated in the end with his beautiful and
heart felt poem “My Sky” about his dog that died. Love
That Dog is fiction and Brown Girl
Dreaming is autobiographical. Brown Girl Dreaming is a book of
memories, some bittersweet and some joyful but these are the things that make
you who you are and help you understand how the past helps you in the future.
Author website: http://www.jacquelinewoodson.com/
Lesson Plans: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/exploring-perspectives-desegregation-using-31133.html
Author reads a excerpt:
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