Meet-the-Author Movie Collection

with Jacqueline Woodson
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  • Main Meet-the-Author MovieJacqueline Woodson on writing Realistic Fiction from an African American perspective  (3:44)
  • Additional Movie #1Jacqueline Woodson discusses and reads multiple poetic forms from LOCOMOTION  (3:34)
  • Additional Movie #2Jacqueline Woodson reads from SHOW WAY  (1:09)
  • Additional Movie #3Jacqueline Woodson reads from MIRACLE'S BOYS  (2:28)
  • Additional Movie #4Jacqueline Woodson reads from FEATHERS  (1:59)

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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.