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A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks

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A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks Synopsis

"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.

About This Edition

ISBN: 9781454930884
Publication date: 6th June 2019
Author: Alice Faye Duncan
Illustrator: Xia Gordon
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 48 pages
Series: People Who Shaped Our World
Genres: People / Places