Jacqueline Woodson

Nothing is like it used to be. If it were, Mama would still be alive. Papa wouldn’t have died. And Charlie would still be the same old loving big brother to 13-year-old Lafayette, not a hostile stranger, just back from doing time at a correctional facility. Oldest brother, Ty’ree, would have...

It is the evening of 16-year-old Melody's coming of age ceremony in her grandparents' brownstone....

Jacqueline Woodson’s Before Her is part of The One, a collection of seven singularly true love stories of friendship, companionship, marriage, and moving on. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single sitting, with or without company....

An unforgettable New York Times bestseller from multi-award-winning Jacqueline Woodson celebrates the friendships formed when a group of children create a safe harbour for each other....

From a multi-award winning New York Times bestseller and President Obama's 'O' Book Club pick comes a mesmerising story about a young Black girl growing up in America, finding a home and discovering her voice....

CJ just blew the half-mile relay for his track team, but the race on his mind is the one that's happening off the field in this short story from all-star author Jacqueline Woodson...

Longlisted for the National Book Award New York Times Bestseller The acclaimed New York Times bestselling and National Book Award—winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming delivers her first adult novel in twenty years. Running into a long-ago friend sets memory from the 1970s in motion for August...