{"title":"Jacqueline Woodson","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"jacqueline-woodson-collection-8-book-box-set-ages-9-12-paperback","title":"The Jacqueline Woodson Collection 8 Books Box Set by Jacqueline Woodson - Ages 9-12 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPeace, Locomotion\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter Tupac and D Foster\u003cbr\u003e\nFeathers\u003cbr\u003e\nLocomotion\u003cbr\u003e\nHush\u003cbr\u003e\nMiracle's Boys\u003cbr\u003e\nThe House You Pass on the Way\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom the Notebooks of Melanin Sun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback (Boxed Set)\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9780593560907\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Nancy Paulsen Books\u003cbr\u003e\nAge Range: Ages 9-12\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Jacqueline Woodson Collection gathers eight of this award-winning author's most celebrated novels in one paperback boxed set. From foster care and grief to friendship and identity, each story is told in Woodson's spare, lyrical prose. Ideal for tweens and young teens who enjoy honest, character-driven fiction, this set makes a lovely gift for a young reader's shelf, a classroom library, or anyone exploring Woodson's back catalogue in one convenient package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis set gathers stand-alone novels and companion stories that showcase Jacqueline Woodson's gift for capturing young people facing hardship with quiet courage. In \u003cem\u003eLocomotion\u003c\/em\u003e and its follow-up \u003cem\u003ePeace, Locomotion\u003c\/em\u003e, eleven-year-old Lonnie processes the loss of his parents and separation from his sister through verse and letters. \u003cem\u003eAfter Tupac and D Foster\u003c\/em\u003e follows two Queens friends whose world opens up when a free-spirited new girl arrives. \u003cem\u003eFeathers\u003c\/em\u003e uses a mysterious new classmate to explore hope in a 1970s classroom. \u003cem\u003eHush\u003c\/em\u003e traces a girl adjusting to a new identity after her family enters witness protection, while \u003cem\u003eMiracle's Boys\u003c\/em\u003e follows three orphaned brothers learning to hold their family together. \u003cem\u003eThe House You Pass on the Way\u003c\/em\u003e examines a teenager's search for identity, and \u003cem\u003eFrom the Notebooks of Melanin Sun\u003c\/em\u003e follows a boy coming to terms with his mother's coming out. These novels have collected multiple Newbery Honors and Coretta Scott King Awards, and are widely used in middle-school classrooms for their honest treatment of family, race and resilience. Each paperback preserves Woodson's original text, a great introduction to an author often taught alongside YA classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight acclaimed novels by an award-winning author in one paperback set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores family, identity, grief and resilience in accessible, lyrical prose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for independent tween\/teen readers, reading groups, or classroom libraries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning titles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA thoughtful gift set for birthdays, Christmas, or building a home library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJacqueline Woodson is an acclaimed American author of books for children, teens and adults. She is a four-time Newbery Honor recipient, three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, and a National Book Award finalist for her memoir-in-verse \u003cem\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e. She served as the U.S. Young People's Poet Laureate and later as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Known for her spare, poetic style, Woodson writes stories centring young Black protagonists navigating family, loss, race and identity, widely studied in schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEight powerful, prize-winning stories from a masterful storyteller, all in one paperback set. Honest, hopeful and beautifully written, these books spark real conversation about family and identity — a rewarding read for any young reader's bookshelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover artwork may vary slightly from images shown; this listing is for the UK edition with UK ISBN as stated above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jacqueline Woodson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56507953643902,"sku":"PLD20923","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/jacqueline-woodson-collection-8-book-box-set-paperback-cover.jpg?v=1784408391"},{"product_id":"red-at-the-bone-by-jacqueline-woodson-fiction-hardback","title":"Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson - Women's Prize Longlisted Fiction - Hardback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781474616430\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRed at the Bone is Jacqueline Woodson's acclaimed adult novel, a taut, lyrical story that moves backward and forward across two generations to trace how a single unexpected pregnancy reshapes two Brooklyn families. Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 and a New York Times bestseller, it explores class, race, ambition and legacy with rare emotional precision. Perfect for readers of literary fiction, book clubs, and anyone drawn to intimate, multi-generational family stories told with poetic restraint and quiet power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nOpening on the day of sixteen-year-old Melody's coming-of-age ceremony in a Brooklyn brownstone, Red at the Bone unravels backwards and forwards in time to reveal the history that brought her family to this moment. At its centre is an unplanned teenage pregnancy that binds together two families from very different social worlds — one working-class and rooted in tradition, the other more affluent and educated — each carrying its own hopes, wounds and unspoken tensions. Woodson moves fluidly between voices and decades, from the long shadow of the Tulsa race massacre to the September 11th attacks, showing how history, class and race quietly shape individual choices across generations. The novel is spare in length but dense in feeling, told in short, charged chapters that read almost like verse. Themes of motherhood, ambition, sacrifice and belonging recur throughout, as characters wrestle with the gap between the lives they imagined and the ones they were given. It rewards close, attentive reading, drawing comparison to Woodson's celebrated body of work for its clarity, compassion and lyrical control. Widely praised on publication, it earned a place on the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist and became a New York Times bestseller, cementing Woodson's reputation as one of today's finest literary voices on family, race and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Benefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 and a New York Times bestseller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautifully written, character-driven literary fiction ideal for book clubs and reading groups.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores race, class, family legacy and belonging with lyrical, economical prose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA satisfying, compact read — substantial in feeling despite its shorter length.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDurable hardback edition, perfect for gifting or a treasured personal library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJacqueline Woodson is an acclaimed American author of books for both young people and adults. 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