Jacqueline Woodson is the author of nu- merous award-winning books, includ- POETS ing Last Summer With Maizon, I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This, From the Note- Elizabeth Acevedo* books of Melanin Sun, and Miracle's * Boys. She started writing when she was Kwame Alexander young, but her fiction for kids didn't real- Maya Angelou ly click until she got older. That's when she realized that she could actually help Gwendolyn Brooks the younger generation simply through Mahogany L. Browne her words. That's why Woodson chooses subjects Nikki Giovanni that she thinks kids should be able to Nikki Grimes read about — even if they're topics that are hard to explain or uncomfortable to Angela Johnson talk about. For example, If You Come Terrence Hayes Softly is about an interracial ro- mance; Hush tells the story of a family Langston Hughes placed under the witness protection pro- Tony Medina gram; and Sweet, Sweet Memory depicts the way a young girl copes with her Walter Dean Myers grandfather's death. Visiting Day is a pic- Marilyn Nelson ture book about a little girl's trips to see * her father in prison. Jason Reynolds www.jacquelinewoodson.com Faith Ringgold Jacqueline.Woodson Carole B. Weatherford * @jackiewoodson Jaqueline Woodson
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Mahogany L. Browne is unapologetic in her work as a spoken word poet, author, and activist. She uses her personal experience with addiction, racism, Jason Reynolds is a NYT bestselling sexism, and oppression to inspire her author, a Newbery Award & Printz Award own brand of shameless, authentic work. Honoree, National Book Award Honoree, Browne’s spoken word performances Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an create a platform through poetry for NAACP Image Award Winner, and women and girls to feel empowered and multiple Coretta Scott King honors. heard. www.JasonWritesBooks.com https://mobrowne.com jason.reynolds.37266 @themobrowne @jasonreynolds83 Playing the Read-In bingo game? Browne has books in the following Playing the Read-In bingo game? categories: Poetry/Non-Fiction/Picture Reynolds has books in these categories: Book/New Books Poetry/New Books/Short Stories