{"product_id":"a-song-for-gwendolyn-brooks-volume-3-9781454930884","title":"A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks: Volume 3","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A stirring, accessible introduction to Gwendolyn Brooks and a must-have for all elementary collections.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The combination of biography and Brooks' own poems makes for a strong, useful, and beautiful text . . . A solid introduction to a brilliant writer\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed writer Alice Faye Duncan tells the story of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSING a song for Gwendolyn Brooks.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSing it loud--a Chicago blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncluded on the Chicago Public Libraries list of Best Informational Books for Young Readers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Faye Duncan's\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ebooks include \u003ci\u003eHoney Baby Sugar Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMemphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Days of Christmas in Tennessee. \u003c\/i\u003eShe serves as a school librarian in her hometown of Memphis. Visit her at alicefayeduncan.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Xia Gordon graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a BFA in Cartooning \u0026amp; Illustration. Her comic \u003ci\u003eKindling\u003c\/i\u003e was published by \u003ci\u003e2dcloud\u003c\/i\u003e in early 2017 and she has worked with clients such as \u003ci\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, BuzzFeed, Lenny Letter, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Narratively\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. Visit her at xiagordon.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Union Square Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604661702930,"sku":"9781454930884","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_74a17a60-c4cf-49fa-b689-3527ff2ee92e.jpg?v=1732262513","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-song-for-gwendolyn-brooks-volume-3-9781454930884","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}