Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 811.54 Woo)

In poems, Woodson shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s and the joy of finding her voice through stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading. Recommended for ages 8-12.


Voices of People with Learning Differences

  • Back to Front and Upside Down


  • Double Dutch


  • The Lightning Thief


  • The Wild Book


  • It’s Called Dyslexia


  • Knees: The Mixed Up World of a Boy with Dyslexia


  • Brown Girl Dreaming


  • Emiline: Knight in Training


  • Thank you, Mr. Falker


  • Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You


  • How Many Days Until Tomorrow?


  • Knees: The Mixed Up World of a Boy with Dyslexia


  • It’s Called Dyslexia


  • The Lightning Thief


  • Fish in a Tree


  • Thank you, Mr. Falker


  • Close to Famous


  • Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You


  • Niagara Falls, Or Does It?


  • May B


  • If You’re So Smart, How Come you Can’t Spell Mississippi


  • Niagara Falls, Or Does It?


  • Snow Lane


  • Two-Minute Drill: A Comeback Kids Novel


  • Two-Minute Drill: A Comeback Kids Novel


  • May B


  • My Friend Has Dyslexia


  • Double Dutch


  • Brown Girl Dreaming


  • Emiline: Knight in Training


  • Close to Famous


  • The Wild Book


  • Fish in a Tree


  • My Friend Has Dyslexia


  • Snow Lane


  • How Many Days Until Tomorrow?


  • If You’re So Smart, How Come you Can’t Spell Mississippi


  • Back to Front and Upside Down