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Where did Jacqueline Woodson attend school?
Adelphi University
Jacqueline Woodson/College
Jacqueline Woodson is an award-winning author of more than 30 books for children, young adults and adults. Born in Columbus, Ohio, she grew up in Greenville, South Carolina and Brooklyn, New York. She studied English at Adelphi University.
What was Jacqueline Woodson’s education?
Jacqueline Woodson/Education
Personal. Born February 12, 1964, in Columbus, OH; daughter of Jack and Mary Ann Woodson; children; Toshi (daughter). Education: Adelphi University, B.A. (English), 1985; studied creative writing at New School for Social Research (now New School University).
Where is Jacqueline Woodson from?
Columbus, OH
Jacqueline Woodson/Place of birth
Jacqueline Woodson was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in Greenville, South Carolina and Brooklyn, New York.
What high school did Jacqueline Woodson attend?
Jacqueline Woodson/Education
What ethnicity is Jacqueline Woodson?
| Jacqueline Woodson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1990-present |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Subject | African-American literature |
Where does Jackie’s mom Mary Ann Irby go each winter?
Mary Ann Irby is mother to Jacqueline, Odella, Hope, and Roman. After leaving Jack—Jacqueline, Odella, and Hope’s father—she moves the children from Ohio to South Carolina and later to New York City.
Where did Jacqueline Woodson live as a child?
Jacqueline Woodson. Jacqueline Woodson was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in Greenville, South Carolina and Brooklyn, New York.
What kind of topics did Jacqueline Woodson write about?
Some reviewers have labeled Woodson’s writings as “issue-related”, but she believes that her books address universal questions. She has tackled subjects that were not commonly discussed when her books were published, including interracial couples, teenage pregnancy and homosexuality.
What kind of awards did Jacqueline Woodson win?
She was given the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, the St. Katharine Drexel Award, the Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers’ Literature and the Hans Christian Anderson Award. Jonathan Demme is adapting her novel Beneath a Meth Moon (2012) for the screen.
Where does another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson take place?
Jacqueline Woodson reads “Tobacco”, from her memoir Brown Girl Dreaming. Jacqueline Woodson reads Willie Perdomo’s poem, “You Lose Something Every Day”. “Another Brooklyn,” by Jacqueline Woodson, is not a typical coming-of-age novel. It takes place in Brooklyn in the 1970s, an environment in which drugs were ubiquitous, white flight was…