A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks: Volume 3 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781454930884)

"A stirring, accessible introduction to Gwendolyn Brooks and a must-have for all elementary collections." --School Library Journal (Starred review)
"The combination of biography and Brooks' own poems makes for a strong, useful, and beautiful text . . . A solid introduction to a brilliant writer"--Kirkus.

Acclaimed writer Alice Faye Duncan tells the story of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize.

SING a song for Gwendolyn Brooks.
Sing it loud--a Chicago blues.

With a voice both wise and witty, Gwendolyn Brooks crafted poems that captured the urban Black experience and the role of women in society. She grew up on the South Side of Chicago, reading and writing constantly from a young age, her talent lovingly nurtured by her parents. Brooks ultimately published 20 books of poetry, two autobiographies, and one novel. Alice Faye Duncan has created her own song to celebrate Gwendolyn's life and work, illuminating the tireless struggle of revision and the sweet reward of success.

Included on the Chicago Public Libraries list of Best Informational Books for Young Readers.

Author: Alice Faye Duncan
ISBN-10: 1454930888
ISBN-13: 9781454930884
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2019
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.70w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 508748 / Song for Gwendolyn Brooks


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/15/2018
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2018
Booklist 12/15/2018 pg. 92
School Library Journal 04/01/2019 pg. 101
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory