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Aug 02, 2017 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: children, newbery, dysfunctional-family, america, new-york, race, cover-lust, biography-memoir, verse

3,5 stars from me- round it up to 4 stars because of the cover :D

I have mixed feelings about this book - love some parts of it and not really impressed with the rest. Perhaps because I'm not into stories in verse? It feels weird for me- like reading a half composed poem or something. Also, I had different expectation of this book, I thought the story would be more dramatic and tearjerking (kinda like Glass Castle) - but apparently, although some of Woodson's childhood is interesting, it's not a ...more

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Dec 31, 2015 CrystalIsReading on StoryGraph rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2016-reading-challenge, audio, black, memoir-bio-autobio, poetry

What an utterly beautiful, magical, dreamy set of poems about the early life of Jacqueline Woodson. I cannot recommend this book enough, especially the audio version, which is read by Woodson herself. This is a story full of realism, of the dark realities of racism and loss, divorce, death, even of learning disabilities--but when recalled through the eyes of herself as a child, the memories transform into things that are beautiful and magical. painful too, to hear her beloved "daddy" coughing hi ...more

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Nov 07, 2021 Amanda rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: format-audible, poc-secondary-characters, poc-main-character, black-lives-matter, poetry, poc-cover, disability, biographical, historical, mental-health-awareness

Fall 2021 (October);
~ 2021 Bingo Board Challenge, Non-Fiction: "Pick one: Bustle's list of 13 Non-Fiction Books About Race Written By Women of Colour"

This collection of biographical poetry is quite lovely, and I enjoyed listening to the author read all of the pieces herself. To hear the emotion, longing, success, gaps, and triumphs. It's very much a celebration of the joy of writing, the path of family, 60's/70's American music, and the wide journey a family makes while she grows up. I'll defin ...more

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