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IN HER OWN WORDS
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Seasons:
A Gwendolyn Brooks Experience
by Nora Brooks Blakely (Editor)
Cynthia A. Walls (Editor)
Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator)
NEW FROM
A unique collection of poetry and prose by Gwendolyn Brooks. The 1st in nearly 15 years. Powerful images by award-winning artist, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, with pictures and moving memories. (Suitable for Adults, Young Adults)
Publisher: Brooks Permissions in partnership with Third World Press Foundation (2017)
ISBN-10: 0979580315
ISBN-13: 978-0979580314
$27.95 (hc) $17.95 (ppb)
Maud Martha:
by Gwendolyn Brooks
The only novel by Gwendolyn Brooks. Lyrical and strong, it lays bare the tarnish and triumph in us all.
Publisher: Third World Press - special reprint (October 1, 1992)
ISBN-10: 0883780615
ISBN-13: 978-0883780619
$12.95
In Montgomery…
and other poems
by Gwendolyn Brooks
Published posthumously, this new-and-selected volume is the last one Ms. Brooks prepared before her death.
Publisher: Third World Press; THIRD WORLD PRESS ed. edition (2003)
ISBN-10: 0883782324
ISBN-13: 9780883782323
$22.95
Revise The Psalm:
Work Celebrating the
Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Quraysh Ali Lansana (Editor)
Sandra Jackson-Opoku (Editor)
This collection of poetry, essays, and art inspired by the work of Miss Brooks celebrates her life, writing, and activism.
Publisher: Curbside Splendor Publishing (January 17, 2017)
ISBN-10: 1940430860
ISBN-13: 978-1940430867
List Price: $24.95
The Whiskey Of Our Discontent:
Gwendolyn Brooks as
Conscience and Change Agent
by Quraysh Ali Lansana (Editor)
Georgia A. Popoff (Editor)
Sonia Sanchez (Introduction)
An important collection of essays examining the life and work of Gwendolyn Brooks and her impact as a poet, reporter, mentor, sage, activist, educator and generational link.
Publisher: Haymarket Books
(June 20, 2017)
ISBN-10: 1608467635
ISBN-13: 978-1608467631
List Price: $18.00
A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun:
The Life & Legacy of GWENDOLYN BROOKS
by Angela Jackson
A new biography on Gwendolyn Brooks, the first in over 20 years, has utilized unprecedented access to delineate the development of a unique and powerful voice.
Publisher: Beacon Press
(May 30, 2017)
ISBN: 0807025046
$24.95
The Golden Shovel:
New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks
by Peter Kahn (Editor)
Ravi Shankar (Editor)
Patricia Smith (Editor)
An amazing array of poets including Billy Collins, Rita Dove, Nikki Giovanni, Joy Harjo, Tracy K. Smith, and Timothy Yu work with an unusual new poetic form created by Terrance Hayes, using the work of Gwendolyn Brooks.
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press; 1 edition (January 15, 2017)
ISBN-10: 1682260240
ISBN-13: 978-1682260241
List Price: $29.95
IN HER OWN WORDS
FOR
KIDS
The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves:
by Gwendolyn Brooks
A colorful tale using the animals of the world to teach young children the importance of self-definition.
Age Range: 5 - 7 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 2
Publisher: Third World Press (April 1, 1974)
ISBN-10: 0883780313
ISBN-13: 978-0883780312
$9.95
We Are Shining
by Gwendolyn Brooks
Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
A powerful new picture book from Coretta Scott King award-winning artist Jan Spivey Gilchrist. An inspirational poem by Pulitzer Prize-winner, Gwendolyn Brooks, reaffirms every child’s “right to sing.”
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Publisher: HarperCollins (May 30, 2017)
ISBN-10: 0062570668
ISBN-13: 978-0062570666
List Price: $17.99
Bronzeville Boys & Girls
by Gwendolyn Brooks
Illustrated by Faith Ringold
The exciting contemporary version of Gwendolyn Brooks’ first children’s book filled with poems that reflect the range of young experiences in Bronzeville and beyond.
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Publisher: HarperCollins; Reprint edition (December 26, 2006)
ISBN-10: 0060295058
ISBN-13: 978-0060295059
$16.99
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