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Another Brooklyn

byJacqueline Woodson

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNING AUTHORA TIME MAGAZINE TOP 10 NOVEL OF 2016| SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2016 FROM THE WINNER OF THE ASTRID LINDGREN MEMORIAL AWARD 2018They used to be inseparable. They used to be young, brave and brilliant – amazingly beautiful and terrifyingly alone. August, Sylvia, Angela and Gigi shared everything: songs, secrets, fears and dreams. But 1970s Brooklyn was also a dangerous place, where grown men reached for innocent girls, where mothers disappeared and futures vanished at the turn of a street corner.Another Brooklyn is a heartbreaking and exquisitely written novel about a fleeting friendship that united four young lives, from one of our most gifted novelists.

Language

en

Published on

09/07/2017

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781786072375

Who is this book for? Readers interested in poignant coming-of-age stories and explorations of friendship in a historical context.

Topics FriendshipComing of AgeIdentity
MoodMelancholic, Hopeful
Female protagonist
ViolenceMild

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