";s:4:"text";s:5476:" that covers readers with a warmth and sensitivity no child should miss.This is a book full of poems that cry out to be learned by heart. . These children become each other’s safe harbors and Woodson brilliantly shows readers how to find the connections we all need.Woodson’s spare, lyrical, and evocative prose carries the story seamlessly, weaving in themes of justice and family, friendship and courage. Jacqueline Woodson is the 2014 National Book Award Winner for her New York Times bestselling memoir Brown Girl Dreaming, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor Award, the NAACP Image Award, and the Sibert Honor Award.She is also the author of New York Times bestselling novel Another Brooklyn (Harper/Amistad), which was a 2016 National Book Award … . .
The bond they develop is palpable. A must-have book about the power of one’s voice and the friendships that emerge when you are yourself.Woodson’s poetic lines give power to each child’s experience. . Haley’s history weaves in and out, drawing readers close. I wanted to write about friendship and all of these things that I felt like were missing in a lot of the books that I read as a child.After college, Woodson went to work for Kirchoff/Wohlberg, a children's packaging company. . . She helped to write the California standardized reading tests and caught the attention of Liza Pulitzer-Voges, a children's book agent at the same company. She then enrolled in Bunny Gable's children's book writing class at When asked to name her literary influences in an interview with As an author, Woodson's known for the detailed physical landscapes she writes into each of her books.
. . She is best known for Miracle's Boys, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way.After serving as the Young People's Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017, she was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, … After winning the 2014 National Book Award for her . Woodson, a recent National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, is one of kidlit’s brightest stars, and this should find lots of eager hands.What will it take for a child who feels different to share her stories? Although the partnership did not work out, it did get Woodson's first manuscript out of a drawer. In an interview on Woodson has, in turn, influenced many other writers, including Some reviewers have labeled Woodson's writings as "issue-related", but she believes that her books address universal questions.Woodson has several themes that appear in many of her novels. Woodson writes about childhood and adolescence with an audience of youth in mind. June 13, 2009"Interview: Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Lethem and Jacqueline Woodson discuss the writer's view of adolescence". The important message plays out in a striking design that mixes the everyday with flights of fancy. Full-bleed illustrations on every page are thick with collaged patterns and textures that pair perfectly with melodic prose that begs to be read aloud. . but a mature exploration of grown-up issues and self-discovery." An extraordinary—indeed brilliant—portrait of a writer as a young girl.Mesmerizing journey. . . This is a wise, powerful, and compassionate novel.”Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau represents bestselling authors, literary legends, cutting-edge thinkers, and current tastemakers—the best selection of speakers for your event under one roof. .