I discovered this lovely read at the Curriculum and Instructional Library on campus. Brown Girl Dreaming is the first book I have read by Jacqueline Woodson and it definitely will not be my last. This book brought me out of my reading slump because it is incredibly moving how personal Woodson wrote about her own life growing up in both the North and the South in the 60s and 70s. Although this novel in verse is intended for middle grade readers, anyone can read this book and learn from Woodson's vulnerability. I absolutely loved reading about Woodson's life, especially her poems about schools. My favorite poem from this novel in verse is called "First Grade" and a beautiful section of it is, "Nothing more perfect than my first-grade classroom. No one more kind than Ms. Feidler, who meets me at the door each morning, takes my hand from my sister's, smiles down and says, Now that Jacqueline is here, the day can finally begin. And I believe her. Yes, I truly believe her.