People

Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson is an award-winning author whose books for children and adults explore identity, family, and belonging.

Career

Author; Educator

Origin / Ethnicity / Heritage

African American

Additional Languages

English

Pronouns

She/Her

About
Origin / Ethnicity / Heritage
African American
Pronouns
She/Her
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Additional Languages
English

2016

Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)

For August, running into a long-ago friend sets in motion resonant memories and transports her to a time and a place she thought she had mislaid: 1970s Brooklyn, where friendship was everything.

2014

Brown Girl Dreaming

Raised in South Carolina and New York, Jacqueline Woodson always felt halfway home in each place.