Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

The Boomerang is a monthly digital downloadable product that features copywork and dictation passages from a specific novel. It is geared toward young teens ages 13-14 and is the indispensable tool for Brave Writer parents who want to teach language arts in a natural, literature-bathed context.

This guide contains the following features:

• 4 Passages (one per week) for copywork/dictation
• Notes about punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, literary devices & analysis 
  
• Beyond the Passage and Inside Scoop boxes
• Weekly Reading Guide
• Boomerang Planner and Skills Tracker
• 9 Think Piece questions
• Golden Lines prompt
• Book Club Party Ideas 
• 53 pages
• Original Publication Date: February 2016
• Publication Date: February 2024

About the book

Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child’s soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson’s eloquent poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading as a child. Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her, creating the first sparks of the gifted writer she was to become.―Amazon

Purchase the Brown Girl Dreaming novel here.

This Boomerang is a part of the 2023-2024 Year-Long Boomerang. Purchase here.