Jacqueline Woodson’s ‘Brooklyn’ Is Full Of Dreams And Danger

Jacqueline Woodson in November 2015
Jacqueline Woodson in November 2015 Kalamazoo Public Library / Wikimedia Commons
Jacqueline Woodson in November 2015
Jacqueline Woodson in November 2015 Kalamazoo Public Library / Wikimedia Commons

Jacqueline Woodson’s ‘Brooklyn’ Is Full Of Dreams And Danger

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The National Book Award winner’s new novel is based in part on her memories of growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s. Woodson describes the teen years as an “amazing and urgent moment” in life.

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