Brown Girl Dreaming is considered to belong in the category of children’s middle-grade literature, and it is also classified as a memoir since the content directly relates to real events that happened in the author’s life. The … See more

In her book Twenty-First Century Feminism in Children's and Adolescent Literature, author Roberta Seelinger Trites includes Brown Girl Dreaming in the second chapter of the book, “Intersectionalities and Multiplicities”. Race, age, social … See more

Jacqueline is born on February 12, 1963, in Columbus Ohio. She is named after her father Jack and is immediately nicknamed “Jackie”. She lives in Ohio with her mother, father, … See more

After the publication of the book, Brown Girl Dreaming was praised for its educational merit as a book that expands questions of ethics, … See more