Jacqueline Woodson won the National Book Award for the memoir `` Brown Girl Dreaming '' Fiction : After she accepted the award , `` Lemony Snicket '' author Daniel Handler shared a story . Handler said he told Woodson to write about a black girl who is allergic to watermelon . The book was called " A Boy Named Boo'and
Jacqueline Woodson won the National Book Award for the memoir `` Brown Girl Dreaming '' After she accepted the award , `` Lemony Snicket '' author Daniel Handler shared a story . Handler said he told Woodson to write about a black girl who is allergic to watermelon . The book was called " A Boy Named Boo'and