04762cam a2200421 4500 284100410 TxAuBib 20170203120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780553397277 0553397273 d851be38-23f9-44eb-85ec-68f17625dd0a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1907760 OverDrive (Product ID) 1907760 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Woodson, Jacqueline. Brown Girl Dreaming [Libby Audiobook]. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2014. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 108MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 108MB. HTML:A <i>New York Times</i> bestseller and National Book Award winner<br /> <i><br /></i> Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of <i>Another Brooklyn</i>, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> A Newbery Honor Book<br /> A Coretta Scott King Award Winner<br /> Praise for Jacqueline Woodson:<br /> "Ms. Woodson writes with a sure understanding of the thoughts of young people, offering a poetic, eloquent narrative that is not simply a story . . . but a mature exploration of grown-up issues and self-discovery."—<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>. HTML:<p>Starred review from May 26, 2014<br /> Written in verse, Woodson’s collection of childhood memories provides insight into the Newbery Honor author’s perspective of America, “a country caught/ between Black and White,” during the turbulent 1960s. Jacqueline was born in Ohio, but spent much of her early years with her grandparents in South Carolina, where she learned about segregation and was made to follow the strict rules of Jehovah’s Witnesses, her grandmother’s religion. Wrapped in the cocoon of family love and appreciative of the beauty around her, Jacqueline experiences joy and the security of home. Her move to Brooklyn leads to additional freedoms, but also a sense of loss: “Who could love/ this place—where/ no pine trees grow, no porch swings move/ with the weight of/ your grandmother on them.” The writer’s passion for stories and storytelling permeates the memoir, explicitly addressed in her early attempts to write books and implicitly conveyed through her sharp images and poignant observations seen through the eyes of a child. Woodson’s ability to listen and glean meaning from what she hears lead to an astute understanding of her surroundings, friends, and family. Ages 10–up. <em>Agent: Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency.</em></p>. Publisher's Weekly. Biography & Autobiography. Juvenile Nonfiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor. Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book. Notable Children's Recordings. Notable Children's Books. National Book Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2017-02-02 23:00:02. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=d851be38-23f9-44eb-85ec-68f17625dd0a https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/5108-1/1907760-BrownGirlDreaming.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/5108-1/1907760-BrownGirlDreaming.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=D851BE38-23F9-44EB-85EC-68F17625DD0A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/5108-1/1907760-BrownGirlDreaming.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/5108-1/1907760-BrownGirlDreaming.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=D851BE38-23F9-44EB-85EC-68F17625DD0A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)