Quote of the day
Absence of occupation is not rest,
A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
Jacqueline Woodson
Born: February 12, 1963 (age 62)
Bio: Jacqueline Woodson is an American writer of books for children and adolescents. She is best known for Miracle's Boys, which won the Coretta Scott King Award in 2001, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac & D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way.
Known for:
- Brown Girl Dreaming (2014)
- Another Brooklyn (2016)
- Show Way (2005)
- Miracle's Boys (2000)
- After Tupac and D Foster (2008)