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21 février 2013

Biography : Jacqueline Woodson

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Jacqueline Woodson was born February 12, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio, she's an author who writes books targeted at children and adolescents. She has two childrens: Toshi and Jackson Leroi, the subjects of books is African American litterature.

Education

 As is the case for many teens, her high school years were confusing. Her sexuality was not conforming to the ideas of many of her classmates and she found herself questioning everything. Her political views were crushed when Nixon resigned and Ford was sworn in. The young writer felt that George McGovern should have been the new president, since he had lost the election to Nixon. When teachers could not give her acceptable answers to her questions she became a loner, sullen and looking for an outlet for her frustrations. She spent a lot of her time writing poems and songs that expressed her social and political disenchantment. Her college education includes receiving a B.A. in English from Adelphi University in 1985 and studying creative writing at New School for Social Research (now New School University). 

Personal Life

Woodson and her partner have known each other since they were young girls. In 2006 Woodson gave birth to a daughter, Toshi Georgianna. The child is named after her godmother, Toshi Seeger, and Woodson's grandmother, Georgianna. She also has a son named Jackson-Leroi. 
In addition to her writing, Woodson has also worked as a writing professor at Goddard College, Eugene Lang College, Vermont College, as well as a Writer-in-residence for the National Book Foundation. She has also held positions as an editorial assistant and a drama therapist for runaway children in New York, NY. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, in a racially diverse neighborhood.

Censorship

Some of the topics covered in Woodson's books raise flags for many censors. Homosexuality, child abuse, harsh language and other content have led to issues with censorship. In an interview on NPR Woodson said that she uses very few curse words in her books and that the issues adults have with her subject matter say more about what they are uncomfortable with than it does what their students should be thinking about. She suggests that people look at the various outside influences teens have access today, then compare that to the subject matter in her books.

 

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