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Remember Us (Standalone) was the most recently released book by Jacqueline Woodson, on October 10th, 2023.

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Jacqueline Woodson Stats: The highest rated book by Jacqueline Woodson on Book Notification is Brown Girl Dreaming, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Another Brooklyn, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Jacqueline Woodson on Book Notification is Another Brooklyn, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Red at the Bone, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Jacqueline Woodson books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of If You Come Softly Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
If You Come Softly
1998
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2
Behind You
2004
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List of I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
1994
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2
Lena
1999
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List of Locomotion Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.5
Locomotion
2003
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2
Peace, Locomotion
2009
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List of Maizon Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Last Summer with Maizon
1990
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2
Maizon at Blue Hill
1992
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3
Between Madison and Palmetto
1993
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Another Brooklyn, Red at the Bone, and Brown Girl Dreaming.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Dear One
1991
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2
10
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
1995
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3
Autobiography of a Family Photo
1995
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4
The House You Pass on the Way
1997
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5
8
Hush
2000
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6
8
Miracle's Boys
2000
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7
6
Feathers
2007
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8
6
After Tupac and D Foster
2008
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9
Beneath a Meth Moon
2012
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10
9.6
Brown Girl Dreaming
2014
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11
8.5
Another Brooklyn
2016
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12
7
Harbor Me
2018
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13
7.4
Red at the Bone
2019
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14
10
Before the Ever After
2020
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15
Remember Us
2023
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top picture books are The Day You Begin, Each Kindness, and The Year We Learned to Fly.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Birthday
1990
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2
4
We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past
1997
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3
Sweet, Sweet Memory
2000
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4
Visiting Day
2001
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5
10
The Other Side
2001
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6
Our Gracie Aunt
2002
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7
8
Coming On Home Soon
2004
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8
Miss Grace's House
2005
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9
7
Show Way
2005
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10
10
Pecan Pie Baby
2010
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11
8.8
Each Kindness
2012
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12
This Is the Rope
2013
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13
8.7
The Day You Begin
2018
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14
8.7
The Year We Learned to Fly
2022
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15
8
The World Belonged to Us
2022
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List of Ghostwriter Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
WRITE NOW!
1994
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List of The One Books in Publication Order

Explores the many paths to the perfect match, where finding the One isn't always enough.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Before Her
2019
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2
Parable ( By: Jess Walter)
2019
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3
6
Lila ( By: Naima Coster)
2019
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4
A Wedding Thing (By: Shea Serrano)
2019
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5
Yes, And (By: Kristi Coulter)
2019
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6
The Visitor (By: Dodai Stewart)
2019
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7
Speed Grieving (By: Allison Ellis)
2019
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List of Ghostwriter Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Book Chase
1994
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List of Jacqueline Woodson Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Women on Women
1990
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2
Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence
1994
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3
Go the Way Your Blood Beats
1996
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4
A Way Out of No Way
1996
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5
Places I Never Meant To Be
1999
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6
Tomorrowland: 10 Stories About The Future
1999
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7
I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion
2000
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8
One Hot Second: Stories About Desire
2002
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9
Sixteen
2004
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10
No Such Thing as the Real World
2008
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11
The Letter Q
2012
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12
8
How I Resist
2018
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13
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
2018
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14
8
Fight of the Century
2020
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15
This Is Life
2022
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Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson (Jacqueline Amanda Woodson) was born on February 12th, 1963 and is currently 63 years old. Jacqueline Woodson was born in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Jacqueline Woodson is known for writing in the Young Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Children's Books genres.

Jacqueline Woodson is the author of the Jacqueline Woodson Picture Books series which currently consists of 15 novels. The Jacqueline Woodson Picture Books series started in 1990 with the novel Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Birthday. The most recently released novel in the Jacqueline Woodson Picture Books series was The World Belonged to Us which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming novels for the Jacqueline Woodson Picture Books series.

Jacqueline Woodson was named a 2020 MacArthur Fellow for including complex issues and relatable topics to minorities in children's and YA literature.

Woodson is a frequent lecturer at universities across the United States.

Jacqueline Woodson: Awards & Accolades

Many of Jacqueline Woodson's books have won awards, including:

  • Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence won the Stonewall Book Award, Literature, in 1995.
  • Miracle's Boys won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Young Adult Literature, in 2000 as well as the Coretta Scott King Awards - Coretta Scott King Book Awards in 2001.
  • Show Way won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2006.
  • Feathers won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2008.
  • After Tupac and D Foster won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2009.
  • Brown Girl Dreaming won the National Book Awards, Best Young People’s Literature, in 2014 as well as the Coretta Scott King Awards - Coretta Scott King Book Awards in 2015, John Newbery Medal Awards - Newbery Honor in 2015.
  • Before the Ever After won the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2021.

The following novels by Jacqueline Woodson were nominated for these awards:

  • I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (1995).
  • From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (1996).
  • Hush: National Book Awards, Best Young People’s Literature (2002).
  • Locomotion: National Book Awards, Best Young People’s Literature (2003).
  • Each Kindness: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2013).
  • Brown Girl Dreaming: Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Young Adult Literature (2014). Goodreads Awards, Best Middle Grade and Children’s (2014).
  • Another Brooklyn: National Book Awards, Best Fiction (2016). Goodreads Awards, Best Fiction (2016). Audie Award, Best Female Narrator (2017).
  • The Day You Begin: Goodreads Awards, Best Picture Books (2018).
  • Harbor Me: Kirkus Prize, Best Young Readers' Literature (2018).
  • Red at the Bone: Goodreads Awards, Best Fiction (2019). Alex Awards, Best Book (2020). Ferro-Grumley Award, Best LGBT Fiction Book (2020).
  • Before the Ever After: Goodreads Awards, Best Middle Grade and Children’s (2020).
  • The Year We Learned to Fly: Kirkus Prize, Best Young Readers' Literature (2022).

Jacqueline Woodson: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves was a Library Science Book Club June 2020 Pick.
  • Red at the Bone was the Belletrist Book Club October 2019 Pick.
  • If You Come Softly: Time Magazine: The 100 Best YA Books of All Time Selection in 2021.
  • Brown Girl Dreaming:
    1. BBC: 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time Selection in 2023.
    2. Time Magazine: The 100 Best YA Books of All Time Selection in 2021.
    3. Parade: The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years Selection in 2016.
    4. Audible: Top 100 Memoir Books of All-Time in 1999.
  • Red at the Bone:
    1. Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2019.
    2. Paste Magazine: The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s Selection in 2020.

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  5. Dave Eggers, author of The Circle Series.
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Jacqueline Woodson: F.A.Q

When was Jacqueline Woodson Born? How old is Jacqueline Woodson?

Jacqueline Woodson was born on February 12th, 1963. Jacqueline Woodson is currently 63 years old.

Where was Jacqueline Woodson Born?

Jacqueline Woodson was born in Columbus, Ohio, USA and is American.

What book awards has Jacqueline Woodson won?

Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence: Stonewall Book Award: Literature (1995).
Miracle's Boys: Los Angeles Times Book Prize: Best Young Adult Literature (2000), Coretta Scott King Awards: Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2001).
Show Way: John Newbery Medal Awards: Newbery Honor (2006).
Feathers: John Newbery Medal Awards: Newbery Honor (2008).
After Tupac and D Foster: John Newbery Medal Awards: Newbery Honor (2009).
Brown Girl Dreaming: National Book Awards: Best Young People’s Literature (2014), Coretta Scott King Awards: Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2015), John Newbery Medal Awards: Newbery Honor (2015).
Before the Ever After: Coretta Scott King Awards: Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2021).

What was the first book Jacqueline Woodson wrote?

The first book written by Jacqueline Woodson was Last Summer with Maizon, published in 1990.

What was the most recent book Jacqueline Woodson wrote?

Her most recently released work was Remember Us on October 10th, 2023.

What is the most popular book by Jacqueline Woodson?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Jacqueline Woodson book is Another Brooklyn. Here are her most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Another Brooklyn (8.46)
  2. Red at the Bone (7.43)
  3. Brown Girl Dreaming (9.56)
  4. The Day You Begin (8.67)
  5. Locomotion (7.50)

What genres does Jacqueline Woodson Write?

Jacqueline Woodson primarily writes in the Children's Books, Literary Fiction, and Young Adult Fiction genres. Her work includes sub-genres such as Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult Contemporary Fiction, and Middle Grade Fiction.

Are there upcoming new books by Jacqueline Woodson?

Jacqueline Woodson does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Jacqueline Woodson written?

Jacqueline Woodson has written 42 books across 11 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the If You Come Softly Series
  • 2 books in the I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This Series
  • 2 books in the Locomotion Series
  • 3 books in the Maizon Series
  • 15 Standalone Novels
  • 15 Picture Books
  • 1 Ghostwriter Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in The One Series
  • 1 book in the Ghostwriter Series

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