Diving Into Brown Girl Dreaming

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson has so far been an interesting change. It seems deeper than the other books we've read thus far in the semester. Maybe it's the way it's written in a type of poetry, though I think it's more serious in the issues it's tackling. It's deep from the start. We get perspective from a baby to a child and several depictions of racism were given already. There's a sense of  danger for the character and her family, especially after moving down south. They seem happy with their grandparents and safe enough, but by page 138, it's clear the children are worried about leaving their home.
We are protected from now by the age barrier between us and the narrator. While the writing isn't unsophisticated, it is minimalist and simple. The child doesn't fully understand why the things around her are happening, but in an insight far ahead of her years, grasps on some level that she isn't safe. That a change is coming.
The form of writing, while slightly offputing at first, fits the narrator well and gives her a sort of unique voice. Though I have never been in a situation such as her, or faced discrimination on this level before, investment is the character is needed to keep me reading. I found this interest both in the diction and in the content. The idea of writing from the point of a baby is something new to me and grabbed me from day one. I'm curious to see what struggles she may face in the future.