Blog # 1 Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

           This book is about a young African American girl that is raised in South Carolina and New York. The author Jacqueline Woodson explains in vivid poems, what it was like to grow up as an African American girl in the 1960's and 1970's during the civil rights movement. Although not everything was great during her childhood, she managed to tell every single detail in her page by page poems. She shows her point of view and her daily struggles in this story. So far in my book, she explains how her family works things out, she talks about freedom. How freedom is not a choice in her life. At least not yet.

          This book is written in the first point of view. The author is Jacqueline Woodson and she is amazing! In this story, the inspiring novel is not being told as a story. Much rather it is written in poetry, so you have to think much farther. The book looks long, but honestly its short because of the way it is written. Although it is a bit challenging because of its poetry, it makes it a little different and better to read. I am loving this book so far, and I think I will be blogging more than I usually do on any other books.