Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson. Imistad (an imprint of HarperCollins), 2016. Adult fiction (billed on the galley as Woodson's lst adult novel in 20 years).
A coming of age story about four girls in 1970's Brooklyn, New York, this tale takes a close look at what happens when dreams meet reality. The narrator (Autumn), her younger brother, and father have moved to the city from rural Sweet Grove, Tennessee. The children watch life outside their window as they grow up. Angela, Gigi, and Sylvia become fast friends with Autumn when it's time to go to school. Each of the girls has different talents and think that they are safe as a group, but they know the dangers that lurk in the streets. As teenagers, they take different routes. Sylvia is pregnant. Gigi gets and then flubs the role of a lifetime. Angela dreams of being a movie star. And, Autumn escapes to university in Rhode Island. Their paths are not straight and readers will be the richer for having walked for a few moments with these girls.
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