{"product_id":"a-song-for-gwendolyn-brooks-volume-3-people-who-shaped-our-world","title":"A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks (Volume 3) (People Who Shaped Our World)","description":"“A stirring, accessible introduction to Gwendolyn Brooks and a must-have for all elementary collections.” —School Library Journal (Starred review)\n“The combination of biography and Brooks' own poems makes for a strong, useful, and beautiful text . . . A solid introduction to a brilliant writer”—Kirkus.\n\nAcclaimed writer Alice Faye Duncan tells the story of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize.\n\nSING a song for Gwendolyn Brooks.\nSing it loud—a Chicago blues.\n\nWith a voice both wise and witty, Gwendolyn Brooks crafted poems that captured the urban Black experience and the role of women in society. She grew up on the South Side of Chicago, reading and writing constantly from a young age, her talent lovingly nurtured by her parents. Brooks ultimately published 20 books of poetry, two autobiographies, and one novel. Alice Faye Duncan has created her own song to celebrate Gwendolyn’s life and work, illuminating the tireless struggle of revision and the sweet reward of success.\n\nIncluded on the Chicago Public Libraries list of Best Informational Books for Young Readers.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1454930888\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1454930888.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Duncan, Alice Faye\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41448491614266,"sku":"DBV.1454930888.G","price":6.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1454930888-0.jpg?v=1780855769","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-song-for-gwendolyn-brooks-volume-3-people-who-shaped-our-world","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}