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Jacqueline is born
Jacqueline was born on February 12, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio -
Moved to Brooklyn
When Woodson was seven years old she moved from Greenville, South Carolina to Brooklyn, New York. She still lives in Brooklyn today. -
Coretta Scott King Award
Woodson wins the Coretta Scott King Award for Miracle's Boys -
Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement
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Newbery Honor
Newbery Honor for Feathers -
Newbery Honor
Woodson is awarded with another Newbery Honor for After Tupac & D Foster -
National Book Award
Brown Girl Dreaming earned Woodson many awards including the highly coveted National Book Award -
Newbery Honor
Her third Newbery Honor, was for Brown Girl Dreaming which is written in verse and is based on her life -
NAACP Image Award
Brown Girl Dreaming was a big deal to not only Newbery, but was also recognized for how it represented African Americans in the Youth/Teens category -
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Woodson won one of the most prestigious prizes for children's literature and comes with a reward of almost $608,000 which is funded by the Swedish government.
