Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 30,318
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 990L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 168140, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiograp
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Woodson, Jacqueline--Poetry
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
- African American women authors--Biography--Poetry
- Woodson, Jacqueline
- Women
- Authors, American
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- African American women authors
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Prejudi
- African Americans
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
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- Poetry for Children & Teens
- Writers and Writing
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- African American Experience
- Gender & Sexism
- Race & Racism
- Social Justice
- #BlackLivesMatter Reads - Kids
- Unpacking Mental Health Issues
- Fifty Best Books for 9 & 10 Year Olds
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- Racism & Justice
- This List is Anti-Racist
- Understanding Race and Anti-Racism
- Black Experiences
- African American Grandparents
- Conversations through Literacy
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 19
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Winner, 2015
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2015
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2015
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2014
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2014
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