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Autobiography of a Family Photo

by Jacqueline Woodson · 1995

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In her first adult novel, Woodson—already acclaimed in both the African-American and lesbian and gay worlds for her award-winning short fiction—paints a moving portrait of childhood, family, and community that takes into account both the destruction wrought by war and the darker sides of emotional and sexual tension.

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1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of this
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young adultadult
Length
short · 128 pages

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