Super Short Summary

In Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson, the protagonist, August, returns to Brooklyn to care for her dying father and meets her former friend Sylvia, sparking reflections on her childhood in 1970s Brooklyn and how she coped with her mother’s death. The narrative, which oscillates between past and present, explores themes of grief, memory, and friendship’s complexities. The book addresses the loss of a parent to suicide and experiences of physical assault and familial addiction.