![]() That win and the subsequent nomination for Another Brooklyn served to very firmly establish for Woodson a reputation as a major American novelist with a broad talent capable of connecting with readers across the generation gap which is typically a gulf few bestsellers successfully traverse. Woodson wound up losing to Colson Whitehead for The Underground Railroad but could take consolation in the fact that her YA novel Brown Girl Dreaming had earned the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature just two years earlier. In addition, the story is also expansive enough to touch upon issues related to prejudice, sexuality, and violence against women.Īnother Brooklyn was nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction in 2016. Although Woodson is primarily known as the author of several successful books for younger readers, Another Brooklyn is directed toward an adult readership with its themes that deal with aging, grief, and family relationships in its tale of an adult daughter having to return home to deal with details of her father’s death. Written by Timothy Sexton and other people who wish to remain anonymousĪnother Brooklyn is a novel by Jacqueline Woodson published in 2016. ![]() ![]() ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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