Another Brooklyn: A Moving Coming-of-Age Novel of Friendship and Memories Set in the Heart of Brooklyn | Jacqueline Woodson Bob the Drag Queen August Lane—the woman who wrote

August Lane—the woman who wrote the lyrics he’s always claimed as his own

The good part is that Chris's grandparents are always telling her to go outside and "get some air" -- so she can escape into the woods with a book and get some alone time

allowing them to see the world through his disabling eye conditions

yellow bus

the normally easygoing Olive finds feelings of loneliness and resentment throwing her out of whack

Another Brooklyn: A Moving Coming-of-Age Novel of Friendship and Memories Set in the Heart of Brooklyn | Jacqueline Woodson Bob the Drag Queen August Lane—the woman who wroteA Finalist for the 2016 National Book Award New York Times Bestseller A SeattleTimes pick for Summer Reading Roundup 2017 A Bustle Fall Roundup pick for 2017 The acclaimed New York Times bestselling and National Book Awardwinning author of Brown Girl Dreaming delivers her first adult novel in twenty years. Running into a long ago friend sets memory from the 1970s in motion for August, transporting her to a time and a place where friendship was