Jaqueline Woodson weaves a fascinating portrait of a thoughtful young girl's coming of age in a world turned upside down. More about this book >

• YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE FINALIST National Book Awards 2002 >

This volume comprises 60 poems written by the novel's central character and narrator-poet "Locomotion" (the nickname of Lonnie Collins Motion). Introduced to the joys of poetry by his teacher, Ms. Marcus, Lonnie's revelations about himself are drawn out by his discovery of the emotive qualities encouraged by poetry's various forms, from haiku to sonnet. More about this book >

• YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE FINALIST National Book Awards 2003 >

Jacqueline Woodson’s Another Brooklyn heartbreakingly illuminates the formative period when a child meets adulthood—when precious innocence meets the all-too-real perils of growing up. In prose exquisite and lyrical, sensuous and tender, Woodson breathes life into memories, portraying an indelible friendship that united young lives. More about this book >

• FICTION FINALIST National Book Awards 2016 >

Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. More about this book >

• YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE WINNER National Book Awards 2014 >