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Jacqueline Woodson

1963 - Today

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Jacqueline Amanda Woodson (born February 12, 1963) is an American writer of books for children and adolescents. She is best known for Miracle's Boys, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way. After serving as the Young People's Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017, she was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, by the Library of Congress, for 2018 to 2019. Her novel Another Brooklyn was shortlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacqueline Woodson is the 7,234th most popular writer (down from 7,228th in 2019), the 18,197th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,108th in 2019) and the 1,192nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Jacqueline Woodson ranks 7,233 out of 7,302. Before her are Gwen Ifill, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Christine Blasey Ford, and Douglas Stuart. After her are Matthew Reilly, Matthew Quick, Teju Cole, Megan Abbott, Sharmila Rege, Stephanie Savage, and Susan Cain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Jacqueline Woodson ranks 946. Before her are Eric Cantor, Igor Tikhomirov, Bryan Gunn, Chidi Imoh, John Simmit, and Tracey E. Bregman. After her are Katsushi Kajii, Joe Scarborough, Yang Min, Brad Henry, Saurabh Shukla, and Sam Mitchell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jacqueline Woodson ranks 18,205 out of 20,380. Before her are Rebecca Black (1997), Todd Young (1972), Dalilah Muhammad (1990), Rowan Blanchard (2001), Andrew R. Wheeler (1964), and Spencer Locke (1991). After her are Alison Sweeney (1976), Tyler James Williams (1992), Maya Erskine (1987), Cassidy Freeman (1982), Chryste Gaines (1970), and Jason Dolley (1991).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jacqueline Woodson ranks 1,192. Before her are Sanjay Gupta (1969), Roxane Gay (1974), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (1973), Gwen Ifill (1955), Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973), and Ta-Nehisi Coates (1975). After her are Matthew Quick (1973), Teju Cole (1975), Megan Abbott (1971), Josh Singer (1972), Kiera Cass (1981), and Grant Wahl (1973).

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