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My Brother Fine with Me
When her five-year-old brother decides to run away from home, Johnny is glad--at first.
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First published January 1, 1975
About the author
Lucille Clifton
75 books439 followersLucille Clifton was an American poet, writer, and educator from New York. Common topics in her poetry include the celebration of her African American heritage, and feminist themes, with particular emphasis on the female body.
She was the first person in her family to finish high school and attend college. She started Howard University on scholarship as a drama major but lost the scholarship two years later.
Thus began her writing career.
Good Times, her first book of poems, was published in 1969. She has since been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and has been honored as Maryland's Poet Laureate.
Ms. Clifton's foray into writing for children began with Some of the Days of Everett Anderson, published in 1970.
In 1976, Generations: A Memoir was published. In 2000, she won the National Book Award for Poetry, for her work "Poems Seven".
From 1985 to 1989, Clifton was a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She was Distinguished Professor of Humanities at St. Mary's College of Maryland. From 1995 to 1999, she was a visiting professor at Columbia University. In 2006, she was a fellow at Dartmouth College.
Clifton received the Robert Frost Medal for lifetime achievement posthumously, from the Poetry Society of America.
She was the first person in her family to finish high school and attend college. She started Howard University on scholarship as a drama major but lost the scholarship two years later.
Thus began her writing career.
Good Times, her first book of poems, was published in 1969. She has since been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and has been honored as Maryland's Poet Laureate.
Ms. Clifton's foray into writing for children began with Some of the Days of Everett Anderson, published in 1970.
In 1976, Generations: A Memoir was published. In 2000, she won the National Book Award for Poetry, for her work "Poems Seven".
From 1985 to 1989, Clifton was a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She was Distinguished Professor of Humanities at St. Mary's College of Maryland. From 1995 to 1999, she was a visiting professor at Columbia University. In 2006, she was a fellow at Dartmouth College.
Clifton received the Robert Frost Medal for lifetime achievement posthumously, from the Poetry Society of America.
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April 10, 2009
My daughter loved this book and had me read it to her multiple times. Perhaps it was the different language they used or the idea of letting your little brother take off on his own into the big world beyond, but something really intrigued her about it. She has talked a bunch about her own birth and her little brother's birth, so that aspect of the book resonated with her perhaps.
To say the least, it surprised me how much we both liked this book. It's very well written and we did like the illustrations. Fun book.
To say the least, it surprised me how much we both liked this book. It's very well written and we did like the illustrations. Fun book.
August 15, 2009
written in black English with seventies era charcoal illustrations. a sweet story. had the effect of eating macaroni and cheese... yummy. wish i could find an audio of Lucille reading this one... i struggled to read the dialect orally, but would love to hear how musical it sounds with a more adept speaker.
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