Another Brooklyn

by Jacqueline Woodson · 2016

Another Brooklyn is a lyrical coming‑of‑age novel that follows August, an adult anthropologist who returns to 1970s Brooklyn after her father's death. Through her memories, the story revisits the tight‑knit friendship of four Black girls—August, Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi—who navigate love, loss, racism, male violence, and family upheaval. Their bond becomes a shelter against a neighborhood that is both hopeful and dangerous. Woodson’s poetic prose captures the bittersweet transition from childhood to adulthood, illuminating themes of memory, grief, identity, and the enduring power of friendship.