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Remember Us 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 Another Brooklyn, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Red at the Bone, a Standalone novel.

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

List of I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This Books in Publication Order

List of Locomotion Books in Publication Order

List of Maizon Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Dear One
1991
2
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
1995
3
Autobiography of a Family Photo
1995
4
The House You Pass on the Way
1997
5
Hush
2000
6
Miracle's Boys
2000
7
Feathers
2007
8
6
After Tupac and D Foster
2008
9
Beneath a Meth Moon
2012
10
10
Brown Girl Dreaming
2014
11
8.8
Another Brooklyn
2016
12
6
Harbor Me
2018
13
7.4
Red at the Bone
2019
14
10
Before the Ever After
2020
15
Remember Us
2023

List of Picture Books in Publication Order

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

List of Ghostwriter Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Ghostwriter Detective Guide : Tools and Tricks of the Trade (By: Susan Lurie)
1992
2
Ghostwriter detective guide (By: Susan Lurie, Felipe Galindo)
Ghostwriter detective guide (By: Susan Lurie, Felipe Galindo)
1992
3
RALLY! A Year's Supply of Fun! (By: Susan Lurie, Nelle Davis)
RALLY! A Year's Supply of Fun! (By: Susan Lurie, Nelle Davis)
1993
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List of Ghostwriter Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of The One Books in Publication Order

List of Ghostwriter Books in Publication Order

List of Jacqueline Woodson Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Women on Women
1990
2
Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence
1994
3
Go the Way Your Blood Beats
1996
4
A Way Out of No Way
1996
5
Places I Never Meant To Be
1999
6
Tomorrowland: 10 Stories About The Future
1999
7
I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion
2000
8
One Hot Second: Stories About Desire
2002
9
Sixteen
2004
10
No Such Thing as the Real World
2008
11
The Letter Q
2012
12
Guys Read: The Sports Pages
2012
13
How I Resist
2018
14
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
2018
15
8
Fight of the Century
2020
16
This Is Life
2022
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Jacqueline Woodson: Biography

Jacqueline Woodson (Jacqueline Amanda Woodson) was born on February 12th, 1963 and is currently 61 years old. Jacqueline Woodson was born in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

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

Jacqueline Woodson has won many 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, 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, Young People’s Literature (2002).
  • Locomotion: National Book Awards, 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: 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 61 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 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 novel 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.

Will there be any more books by Jacqueline Woodson?

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

How many books has Jacqueline Woodson written?

Jacqueline Woodson has written 42 books across 11 series.
  • 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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