Jacqueline Woodson: Quick Facts

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Born	February 12, 1963 (age 63) • Columbus • Ohio
Awards And Honors	Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2018) • Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2015) • National Book Award (2014) • Newbery Medal (2009) • Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2001)
Notable Works	“Brown Girl Dreaming” • “Last Summer with Maizon” • “Maizon at Blue Hill” • “Miracle’s Boys” • “Red at the Bone” • “The Day You Begin”

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