Woodson,
J. (2014). Brown Girl Dreaming. NY: Nancy Paulsen Books
Jacqueline Woodson, an African American girl named after her father, was born in Ohio and grew up in the south and north in the 1960s. In this book, she writes free verse poems about her life in each of these stages. She came from a strong family heritage with roots as a Jehovah's Witness. Her grandmother instilled in her family to spread the word and have a strong faith. As a child, she was subjected to racism and segregation. She writes about her experiences and memories as a child during these trying times. There were some in South Carolina who did respect and treat African Americans as equals. Through this, she came to love Greenville, South Carolina for its beauty and her love of her family, especially her grandparents. As she gets older, her family moved to New York where life is much different. She is having to stand up for what she believes in. While there, the truly discovers that she wants to be a writer and that she is a writer already.
Written as a series of free verse poems, Brown Girl Dreaming is easily understandable, even to readers who do not always understand poetry. It is simply written as her memories of her childhood, the good and the bad, and how she grew up in the United States, even though she may have been a little different. It is written in first person point of view, allowing the author to give intimate details and thoughts about herself. Family is everything to Jacqueline, and that message is vividly portrayed throughout the book. Recommended for children ages 12 and older.
Jacqueline Woodson, an African American girl named after her father, was born in Ohio and grew up in the south and north in the 1960s. In this book, she writes free verse poems about her life in each of these stages. She came from a strong family heritage with roots as a Jehovah's Witness. Her grandmother instilled in her family to spread the word and have a strong faith. As a child, she was subjected to racism and segregation. She writes about her experiences and memories as a child during these trying times. There were some in South Carolina who did respect and treat African Americans as equals. Through this, she came to love Greenville, South Carolina for its beauty and her love of her family, especially her grandparents. As she gets older, her family moved to New York where life is much different. She is having to stand up for what she believes in. While there, the truly discovers that she wants to be a writer and that she is a writer already.
Written as a series of free verse poems, Brown Girl Dreaming is easily understandable, even to readers who do not always understand poetry. It is simply written as her memories of her childhood, the good and the bad, and how she grew up in the United States, even though she may have been a little different. It is written in first person point of view, allowing the author to give intimate details and thoughts about herself. Family is everything to Jacqueline, and that message is vividly portrayed throughout the book. Recommended for children ages 12 and older.
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