★ 美國紐伯瑞兒童文學銀牌獎


Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child’s soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson’s eloquent poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading as a child. Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her, creating the first sparks of the gifted writer she was to become.


伍登 森自小於南卡羅萊納州和紐約長大，這兩個地方對她來說都有如家鄉。在她生動活潑的詩當中，她分享自己身為非裔美國人且在 1960 和 1970 年代成長的故事， 當時仍受到吉姆‧克勞法殘存的影響，也是在當時，伍登 森逐漸注意到了民權運動。書中每首詩都擁有感動人的力量，親近讀者且充滿感情， 字裡行間可窺見一個孩子的內心深處，極欲找尋自己在這個世界定位的心路歷程。儘管伍登森小時候在閱讀上遇到困難，她生動的詩，卻反映出她在寫作故事過程中找回自我的快樂， 伍登森喜愛故事寫作，從中深受啟發， 而這份喜愛亦一直伴隨著她，也是一開始點燃她創作的火苗，使她成為一位才華洋溢的作家