About the book
Jacqueline Woodson's memoir in verse recalls an African American girlhood in the 1960s and 1970s, spent between South Carolina and New York. Written in free verse and haiku for middle-grade readers, the poems follow her from her birth in Columbus, Ohio, to her grandparents' home in Greenville and later an apartment in Brooklyn. She lives with what remains of Jim Crow, grows aware of the Civil Rights movement and is raised in her grandmother's Jehovah's Witness faith. Reading comes hard to her, yet writing stories gives her a voice. The book received a Newbery Honor.
Barack Obama was reported to have bought it at the Washington bookstore Politics and Prose in November 2014, on a visit with his daughters Malia and Sasha.
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Barack Obama (Former USA President)
In November 2014, Obama took a trip to D.C. independent bookstore Politics and Prose to honor small businesses and add to his personal library. Accompanied by daughters Malia and Sasha, POTUS picked up novels from the Redwall fantasy series by Brian Jacques, as well as some from the Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park. He also added this title to his heavy bags.
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