I first found Jacqueline Woodson when I read Brown Girl Dreaming after it won the National Book Award. It was like nothing I’d ever read before. It was not a typical narrative and almost felt like poetry. Thus, it was very emotional and impactful in parts but also sometimes more difficult to read than a straight-forward story. After that experience, I’ve read whatever Woodson book I’ve noticed has been recently published. Before the Ever After (2020) is a short novel that addresses chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the disease […]