Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (2014)
Chosen as one of Obama’s 'O' Book Club picks, Jacqueline Woodson’s award-winning memoir Brown Girl Dreaming tells the story of her childhood and what it was like growing up as an African-American girl in the 1960s and 1970s. Told through a series of vivid and mesmerising poetry, Woodson recounts her awareness of the Civil Rights movement, her dual homes in South Carolina and New York, and her burgeoning love for writing. This is a moving and thought-provoking book that every young reader should pick up.
Recommended reading age: 10-13 years old