| Description |
336 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 22 cm |
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Preteens |
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age Children |
| Physical Medium |
regular print |
| Audience |
Grades 5-8. |
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990L Lexile. |
| Summary |
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 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. |
| Contents |
Family tree. Part I. I am born -- Part II. Stories of South Carolina run like rivers -- Part III. Followed the sky's mirrored constellation to freedom -- Part IV. Deep in my heart, I do believe -- Part V. Ready to change the world. -- Author's note -- Thankfuls -- Family photos. |
| Summary |
"The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"-- Provided by publisher |
| Awards |
National Book Award Winner, Young People's Literature, 2014 |
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Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner, 2015 |
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Newbery Honor, 2015 |
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Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor, 2015 |
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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2015 |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader 168140 MG 5.3 5.0. |
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Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.3 5.0 168140. |
| Subject |
Woodson, Jacqueline.
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Woodson, Jacqueline. |
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Woodson, Jacqueline -- Juvenile poetry.
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African American women authors -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
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African American women authors -- Biography. |
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African American women authors. |
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Identity (Psychology) in children -- Juvenile poetry.
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Identity (Psychology) in children. |
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Identity (Psychology) in children -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile poetry.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Children -- Books and reading -- Juvenile poetry.
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Children -- Books and reading. |
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Children -- Books and reading -- Biography.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980 -- Juvenile poetry.
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United States. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1960-1980 |
| Subject |
United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980 -- Biography.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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Poetry.
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| Subject |
Children. |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Poetry.
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| ISBN |
9780399252518 (hardcover) |
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0399252517 (hardcover) |
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9780147515827 |
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0147515823 |
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9781432850425 |
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1432850423 |
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