Brown Girl Dreaming

Experience a powerful and moving coming-of-age story, told in mesmerizing verse by one of today's finest writers. Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming vividly depicts what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, in both South Carolina and New York. Through poignant poems, she shares her struggle with Jim Crow, her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement, and her journey to finding her voice through writing. Accessible and emotionally charged, each line offers a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world.