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Video Spotlight
Jacqueline Woodson Reading
On Tuesday, February 4, at 4 p.m., Washington College welcomed children’s and young-adult author Jacqueline Woodson to the Rose O’Neill Literary House for “An Afternoon of Fiction.” Jacqueline Woodson is the author of more than 25 books for children, middle-grade readers and young adults. Her books have earned countless awards, including three Newberry Honors, a Caldecott Honor, a Coretta Scott King Award, and recognition as a finalist for the National Book Award. A resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., Woodson, she has said she will stop writing, “when I stop breathing.”
The talk is co-sponsored by the Black Studies Program, the Department of Education, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Sophie Kerr Committee.
The talk is co-sponsored by the Black Studies Program, the Department of Education, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Sophie Kerr Committee.
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