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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Coretta_Scott_King_Award
gptkb:National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Coretta_Scott_King_Award
gptkb:medal
gptkb:National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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February 12, 1963
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio
gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio,_USA
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:contribution
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Advocacy for diversity in literature
Mentorship of young writers
Promotion of children's literacy
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Vassar_College
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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“ I write to understand myself.”
“ Stories are the way we make sense of our lives.”
“ Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.”
“ I am born into the world of words.”
“ Words are the way we connect.”
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gptkbp:first_published
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gptkb:Last_Summer_with_Maizon
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:children's_literature
Young adult fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jacqueline Woodson
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Maya_Angelou
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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Her childhood experiences
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gptkbp:known_for
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Writing about race and identity
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_movement
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Contemporary literature
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Each_Kindness
gptkb:Brown_Girl_Dreaming
gptkb:The_Other_Side
gptkb:Another_Brooklyn
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York,_USA
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gptkbp:spouse
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Julie L. Woodson
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.jacquelinewoodson.com
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gptkbp:works_in
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gptkb:poetry
gptkb:memoir
Young adult fiction
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:the_Hugo_Award
gptkb:medal
gptkb:children's_literature
gptkb:Oprah's_Book_Club
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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