Jacqueline Woodson: US teen author wins $600,000 Astrid Lindgren prizeUS teen author Jacqueline Woodson said it was "awesome" to win The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world's largest prize for children's writing. Woodson tackles issues such as racism and sexual identity -- Photo: MARTY UMANSHer books include National Book Prize winner Brown Girl Dreaming, a memoir of her childhood written in verse. Woodson is the 15th recipient of the prize, named after the Swedish creator of Pippi Longstocking. The Lindgren jury said: "Jacqueline Woodson introduces us to resilient young people fighting to find a place where their lives can take root. "Jacqueline Woodson captures a unique poetic note in a daily reality divided between sorrow and hope."
