“In her first adult novel in 20 years, Woodson combines grit and beauty in a series of stunning vignettes, painting a vivid mural of what it was like to grow up African-American in Brooklyn during the 1970s…Memorable and profound…Woodson draws on all the senses to trace the milestones in a woman’s life and how her early experiences shaped her identity.” – Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW*
“In her first adult novel in 20 years, National Book Award–winning children’s author Woodson crafts a haunting coming-of-age story of four best friends in Brooklyn, New York…In lyrical bursts of imagistic prose, Woodson gives us the story of lives lived, cutting back and forth between past and present... Here is an exploration of family—both the ones we are born into and the ones we make for ourselves—and all the many ways we try to care for these people we love so much, sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing. A stunning achievement from one of the quietly great masters of our time.” – Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW*
“Best-selling and acclaimed children’s author Woodson presents an evocative adult novel…The novel’s richness defies its slim page count. In her poet’s prose, Woodson not only shows us backward-glancing August attempting to stave off growing up and the pains that betray youth, she also wonders how we dream of a life parallel to the one we’re living.” – Booklist, STARRED REVIEW*
“Jacqueline Woodson’s ANOTHER BROOKLYN is another kind of book, another kind of beautiful, lyrical, hallucinatory, heartbreaking and powerful novel. Every gorgeous page leads to another revelation, another poignant event, or memory. This is an incredible and memorable book.” – Edwidge Danticat
