torn between his duty as a tribal officer and his fascination with Louise

At nineteen

This book continues to be required reading for all Americans

Echo travels to 1885

and the four Mighty Muskrats are excited about the sled-dog races and the chance to visit with family and friends from far and wide

Brown Girl Dreaming fiction torn between his duty asRaised 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