Author guide
Jacqueline Woodson Books in Order
Jacqueline Woodson is an American writer whose work explores race, family, identity, sexuality, history, place, and belonging. Her books include the memoir Brown Girl Dreaming, the novels Another Brooklyn and Red at the Bone, verse novels such as Locomotion and Before the Ever After, and numerous acclaimed picture books. She has received the National Book Award, Newbery Honors, a MacArthur Fellowship, the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
children's literatureyoung adult fictionadult fictionmemoirpoetrypicture books
Jacqueline Woodson's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Brown Girl Dreaming
The most representative and widely acclaimed introduction to Woodson's memoir, poetry, history, and themes.
Locomotion
An accessible entry point to her verse novels and distinctive poetic storytelling.
The Day You Begin
A concise introduction to her picture-book work and themes of identity and belonging.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · complete
Maizon
A trilogy following the friendship of Margaret and Maizon from childhood through adolescence.
novel sequence · complete
If You Come Softly
A two-book sequence about love, loss, grief, and the lasting effects of an interracial teenage romance.
novel sequence · complete
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
A connected two-book sequence about friendship, family secrets, trauma, and healing.
verse novel series · complete
Locomotion
A pair of verse novels narrated by Lonnie Collins Motion, known as Locomotion.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (15)
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The Dear OneAmazon ↗novel · 1991
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The Book ChaseAmazon ↗novel · 1994
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Autobiography of a Family PhotoAmazon ↗novel · 1995
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From the Notebooks of Melanin SunAmazon ↗novel · 1995
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The House You Pass on the WayAmazon ↗novel · 1997
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LenaAmazon ↗novel · 1999
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Miracle's BoysAmazon ↗novel · 2000
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HushAmazon ↗novel · 2002
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FeathersAmazon ↗novel · 2007
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After Tupac and D FosterAmazon ↗novel · 2008
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Beneath a Meth Moon: An ElegyAmazon ↗novel · 2012
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Another BrooklynAmazon ↗adult novel · 2016
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Harbor MeAmazon ↗novel · 2018
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Red at the BoneAmazon ↗adult novel · 2019
- Remember UsAmazon ↗
novel · 2023
Children's books (14)
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Martin Luther King, Jr. and His BirthdayAmazon ↗picture book · 1990
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We Had a Picnic This Sunday PastAmazon ↗picture book · 1997
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Sweet, Sweet MemoryAmazon ↗picture book · 2000
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The Other SideAmazon ↗picture book · 2001
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Our Gracie AuntAmazon ↗picture book · 2002
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Visiting DayAmazon ↗picture book · 2002
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Coming on Home SoonAmazon ↗picture book · 2004
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Show WayAmazon ↗picture book · 2005
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Pecan Pie BabyAmazon ↗picture book · 2010
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Each KindnessAmazon ↗picture book · 2012
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This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great MigrationAmazon ↗picture book · 2013
- The Day You BeginAmazon ↗
picture book · 2018
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The World Belonged to UsAmazon ↗picture book · 2021
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The Year We Learned to FlyAmazon ↗picture book · 2022
