Jacqueline Woodson writes picture books as well as books for middle graders and young adults. She tackles tough issues such as race relations, foster care, and incarceration. Watch the interview to learn more about her and read a short biography about her life. Includes an interview transcript and a selected list of her books.

Concepts

children's literature

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Additional Tags

children's author, african american author, coretta scott king award winner, jacqueline woodson, reading rockets, elementary authors v - z

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional