This memoir in verse is absolutely stunning. It follows Jacqueline Woodson from a young age and focuses on her family but also on her sense of self and how she differs from them. The way she wove in poems written in her childhood was genius and so heartwarming. Her descriptions of learning challenges were especially poignant and I think many adults and children would gain perspective from reading this book. It was such a well told story that is still swirling in my mind days after reading.