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Jacqueline Woodson

This TeachingBooks Original Author Program contains...

  • 1 Mini-documentary Movie
  • 4 Book Reading Movies
  • In-depth Written Interview
  • Movie Transcript
  • Bibliography
  • Links for Further Information


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Jacqueline Woodson Original Author Program

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In this four-minute mini-documentary, Jacqueline Woodson

  • Tells why she writes realistic fiction,
  • Discusses the African-American historical elements in Coming On Home Soon, Locomotion and Show Way, and
  • Shares her belief in the empowerment that can be found in literature.





About Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson is the recipient of the 2006 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her outstanding lifetime contribution to writing for teens. She has also earned various Newbery and Coretta Scott King recognitions. She was filmed in her Brooklyn home.

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