Join Irondequoit’s Town Supervisor, Andraé Evans, at the Irondequoit Public Library on Wednesday, February 28, at 6:30 PM for a family-oriented Black History Month Family Book Discussion. This facilitated book discussion will focus on Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, the winner of the 2015 Coretta Scott King Book Award.
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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 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.
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Brown Girl Dreaming is an emotionally captivating memoir written in free verse poetry that will appeal to older elementary school children and adults alike.
Copies of Brown Girl Dreaming are available on a table by the Children’s Room entrance. You can also reserve a copy by giving us a call at (585) 336-6060 when the library is open.
Brown Girl Dreaming is available to download through OverDrive/Libby as an ebook or audiobook.
If you’d like to attend this book discussion, please register now through our Event Calendar.
Published on February 7, 2024.
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