Brown Girl Dreaming African American History An ALA Best Fiction for

An ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults pick

from the New York Times bestselling creators of I Ain't Gonna Paint No More

With powerful illustrations by Shane Evans

this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves—inside and out

Brown Girl Dreaming African American History An ALA Best Fiction forNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The acclaimed author of Red at the Bone tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing poems. A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK WINNER OF THE CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK AWARD A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURY Moving and resonant . . . captivating.The Wall Street Journal I am born in Ohio but the stories of South Carolina already run like rivers through my veins. Raised in South Carolina