Ohioana Alice Louise Wood Memorial
Award For Children's Literature: 2006
Jacqueline Woodson, formerly of Columbus OH
Jacqueline Woodson is the author of more than 20 books for children and young adults. Not one to shy away from difficult subjects,
she has written about slavery, child sexual abuse, interracial relationships, and the death of loved ones. As several critics have noted, her stories don’t provide simple answers, yet they blossom with strength and hope. Among her honors,
Woodson has won the Coretta Scott King Award for Miracle’s Boys, a Caldecott Honor for Coming On Home Soon,
and the Newbery Honor Medal for Show Way. Most recently she was presented with the American Library Association’s 2006 Margaret A.
Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Woodson, formerly of Columbus, now lives in New York city.
Selected Juvenile Books
Feathers, Putnam Juvenile, to be released March 2007
Show Way, Putnam Juvenile, 2005
The Dear One, Putnam Juvenile, 2004
The House You Pass On The Way, Putnam Juvenile, reprint 2003
Locomotion, Putnam Juvenile, 2003
Hush, Putnam Juvenile, 2002
Our Gracie Aunt, Jump At The Sun, 2002
If You Come Softly, Putnam Juvenile, 1998
The Dear One, Putnam Juvenile, 2004
Jacqueline Woodson website
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