Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• Format: Book
• Genre: Nonfiction
• Genre: Verse Novel

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  Brown Girl Dreaming

  By Jacqueline Woodson

  Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical memoir chronicles the incidents and emotions she experienced as an African-American girl growing up in the 1960s and 1970s. Precise language magnifies moments and connects them to the larger historical narrative. Her elegant and evocative stand-alone poems weave a story about her development from a struggling reader and dreamer into a confident young woman and writer.

  • Nonfiction, Verse Novel
  • John Newbery Medal 2015 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2015, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2015 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780399252518
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  Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir

  By Nikki Grimes

  This distinguished memoir in verse highlights bestselling author and poet Nikki Grimes' formative years, detailing the people, places, and events that shaped her life.

  • Nonfiction, Literature, Verse Novel
  • Notable Children's Books 2020, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2020 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781629798813
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  Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge

  By Ray Anthony Shepard (Author), Keith Mallett (Illustrator)

  Written in conversational free verse, this narrative explores how Ona Judge, enslaved by George and Martha Washington, emancipates herself. 

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography, Verse Novel
  • Notable Children's Books 2022
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780374307042