Summary

This book is written in free verse. I listened to it on CD and heard the poetry of Woodson’s words. This book is also on the list of The Best 75 Books in the Last 75 Years. Quite an accomplishment! And I agree that it belongs on this list. I was enchanted by Woodson’s memoir about growing up in South Carolina, Ohio, and New York during the Civil Rights Movement. Woodson is also a winner of many awards – The Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, the recipient of three Newbery Honors for After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way, and a two-time finalist for the National Book Award for Locomotion and Hush. Other awards include the Coretta Scott King Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Miracle’s Boys. In 2014, she was short-listed for the Hans Christian Anderson Award for her lasting contributions to children’s literature. I want to read more by this enriching author.