Revealing the story of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for her collection Annie Allen, acclaimed author Duncan celebrates Brooks\' 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..
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.
Brooks ultimately published 20 books of poetry, two autobiographies, and one novel.
She grew up on the South Side of Chicago, reading and writing constantly from a young age, her talent lovingly nurtured by her parents.
With a voice both wise and witty, Gwendolyn Brooks crafted poems that captured the urban Black experience and the role of women in society.
Sing it loud--a Chicago blues .
SING a Song for Gwendolyn Brooks.
Acclaimed writer Alice Faye Duncan tells the story of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize.
A solid introduction to a brilliant writer-- Kirkus . . . -- School Library Journal (Starred review) The combination of biography and Brooks\' own poems makes for a strong, useful, and beautiful text .
A stirring, accessible introduction to Gwendolyn Brooks and a must-have for all elementary collections.
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Revealing the story of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for her collection Annie Allen, acclaimed author Duncan celebrates Brooks\' life and work, illuminating the tireless struggle of revision and the sweet reward of success
