Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

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USA, c 1960 to c 1970, c 1970 to c 1980, True stories (Children's / Teenage), Literature, books & writers (Children’s/Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage)

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Orion Children's Books
- Paperback Jun 27, 2023 | 9781510111738 | RRP $19.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 27, 2023 | 9781510111745 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Apr 27, 2023 | 9781510112308 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
Imprint

Orion Children's Books
- Paperback Jun 27, 2023 | 9781510111738 | RRP $19.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 27, 2023 | 9781510111745 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Apr 27, 2023 | 9781510112308 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
Imprint

Orion Children's Books
- Paperback Jun 27, 2023 | 9781510111738 | RRP $19.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 27, 2023 | 9781510111745 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Apr 27, 2023 | 9781510112308 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now

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The compelling story of a young Black girl growing up in 1960-70s America - a multi-award winning New York Times bestseller.

A mesmerising story about a young girl growing up in America, finding a home and discovering her voice - a multi-award winning New York Times bestseller and President Obama's 'O' Book Club pick.

Brown Girl Dreaming is the unforgettable story of Jacqueline Woodson's childhood, sharing what it was like to grow up as an African-American in the wake of the Civil Rights movement, and discovering the first sparks of an incredible, lifelong gift for writing. It's packed with wonderful reflections on family and on place, in a way that will appeal to readers from 11 to adult.

Emotionally charged and touching, each line tells the tale of one girl's search to find her voice, her identity and her place in the world.

This book has been a bestseller in the US for almost a decade, winning every accolade and prize including the prestigious Newbery Honor Award, and is now made available to readers in the UK for the first time.

Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson is the author of more than two dozen award-winning books, including the 2016 New York Times-bestselling National Book Award finalist for adult fiction, Another Brooklyn, and Red at the Bone, which was longlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction. Among her many accolades, Woodson is the recipient of a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, a four-time National Book Award finalist, a two-time NAACP Image Award winner and a two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner. Woodson was the recipient of the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the 2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award and the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition given to an author of children's books. Her New York Times-bestselling memoir, Brown Girl Dreaming, received the National Book Award in 2014. She lives with her family in New York.