Another Brooklyn

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Jacqueline Woodson

FROM THE WINNER OF THE ASTRID LINDGREN MEMORIAL AWARD 2018 A TIME MAGAZINE TOP 10 NOVEL OF 2016 | SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2016 They used to be inseparable. They used to be young, brave and brilliant – amazingly beautiful and terrifyingly alone. August, Sylvia, Angela and Gigi shared everything: songs, secrets, fears and dreams. But 1970s Brooklyn was also a dangerous place, where grown men reached for innocent girls, where mothers disappeared and futures vanished at the turn of a street corner. Another Brooklyn is a heartbreaking and exquisitely written novel about a fleeting friendship that united four young lives, from one of our most gifted novelists.

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Author

Jacqueline Woodson

Pages

192

Publisher

Oneworld Publications

Published Date

2017-02-02

ISBN

1786070855 9781786070852

Ratings

Google: 4

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"Another Brooklyn is a short novel that tells the story of black girlhood in the city of Brooklyn. If you are not a fan of poetry , I probably wouldn’t recommend this novel because Jacqueline Woodson’s writing style in this novel is lyrical, which I absolutely adored!. This story follows August, who goes back to Brooklyn to bury her father. Being back in Brooklyn brings back a flood of memories. Making the big move from Tennessee to Brooklyn with her baby brother and father, but no mother. August tells herself that her mother will find her way back to them. She especially remembers her 3 best friends: Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi. August and her friends were attached at the hip and I enjoyed reading about their friendship. Another Brooklyn reminded me of summertime. Woodson has a way of making you feel the atmosphere in her writing. Usually I don’t care for books that move back and forth through time but this time I didn’t mind it. My only gripe with this book is that it was too short. I would’ve loved more from Woodson. It felt like just as I got invested in the different characters and their development, it was over. Although short, Woodson crafted a beautiful and heart-wrenching story of girlhood, discovery, and grief. I would read more from this author! "