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Gwendolyn Brooks

An American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community (Wikipedia).

American writer (1917–2000)

Born	7 June 1917
Died	3 December 2000

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Selected poems

by Gwendolyn Brooks
First published in 1963
13 editions, 4 ebooks
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The United States in Literature

by James Edwin Miller, Carlota Cárdenas de Dwyer, Kerry M. Wood, John Smith, William Bradford, Sarah Kemble Knight, William Byrd II, Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards, and 190 others
First published in 1952
12 editions, 10 ebooks
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Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience

by Kate Kinsella, Abigail Adams Smith, Edward Albee, Amos Bronson Alcott, Julia Alvarez, A. R. Ammons, Sherwood Anderson, W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, and 158 others
First published in 1999
9 editions, 5 ebooks
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Illinois: Prentice Hall Literature

by Kevin Feldman, Chinua Achebe, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Maya Angelou, Lucius Apuleius, Dave Barry, Bei Dao, Stephen Vincent Benét, Sally Benson, and 91 others
First published in 2007
8 editions, 8 ebooks
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Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Reader's Companion: Copper Level

by Kate Kinsella, Kevin Feldman, Colleen Shea-Stump Ph.D., Joyce Armstrong Carroll, Edward E. Wilson, Ray Bradbury, Cynthia Rylant, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, and 89 others
First published in 2002
8 editions, 7 ebooks
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Bronzeville boys and girls.

by Gwendolyn Brooks
First published in 1956
7 editions, 2 ebooks
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Primer for Blacks

by Gwendolyn Brooks
First published in 1980
7 editions, 2 ebooks
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Maud Martha: a novel.

by Gwendolyn Brooks
First published in 1953
7 editions, 2 ebooks
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The Bean Eaters

by Gwendolyn Brooks First published in 1960
5 editions, 1 ebook
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Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience

by Nance Davidson, Edward Abbey, Abigail Adams, Sherwood Anderson, W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, Donald Barthelme, Ann Beattie, Ambrose Bierce, and 119 others
First published in 1989
5 editions, 4 ebooks
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Prentice Hall Literature Platinum

by Sumner Braunstein, Chinua Achebe, Samuel Allen, A. R. Ammons, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Isaac Asimov, W. H. Auden, Bashō, Ann Beattie, and 164 others
First published in 1989
5 editions, 3 ebooks
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Blacks

by Gwendolyn Brooks First published in 1987
4 editions, 1 ebook
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Jump Bad: A New Chicago Anthology 1971 (Broadside Critics Series)

by Gwendolyn Brooks First published in 1971
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Annie Allen.

by Gwendolyn Brooks First published in 1949
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Winnie

by Gwendolyn Brooks First published in 1988
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Prentice Hall Literature: Bronze

by Sumner Braunstein, Teresa Palomo Acosta, Aesop, Paul Annixter, Isaac Asimov, Mary Austin, Russell Baker, Basho, Pura Belpré, and 89 others
First published in 1991
3 editions, 3 ebooks
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Bronzeville Boys and Girls

by Gwendolyn Brooks and Faith Ringgold First published in 2015
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Report from Part Two

by Gwendolyn Brooks First published in 1993
2 editions, 1 ebook
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Blacks

by Gwendolyn Brooks First published in 1988
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Seasons: A Gwendolyn Brooks Experience

by Gwendolyn Brooks First published in 2017
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American writer (1917–2000)

Born	7 June 1917
Died	3 December 2000

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OLID: OL241940A
GoodReads: 25128
ISNI: 0000000081816650
Library of Congress Names: n50041281
MusicBrainz: e9ac8497-1517-4c94-a3e9-5611e934ca87
VIAF: 113723435
Wikidata: Q270715
Inventaire.io: wd:Q270715

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