Question

excited her - a picture book called stevie, by john steptoe, about an african american boys relationship with his foster brother. then she found a novel called zeely, by virginia hamilton, about an african american girl who visits her uncle in the south - reminding jacqueline how she had once lived with her grandparents in south carolina. books by these and other black writers meant the world to jacqueline. “thank goodness for mildred taylor and virginia hamilton and nikki giovanni,” she says, “the writers who came along and started putting black girlhood on the page in a way that felt relevant to me. and the fact that they’d once been black girls made it even more important.” which details from the text best support the inference that jacqueline hoped to read books about experiences like her own? jacqueline was especially grateful for authors who wrote about? reading books written by people who were? to her felt very? to jacqueline.

Explanation:

The text mentions Jacqueline's gratitude for black writers who wrote about black girlhood and experiences relevant to her, like her own past living in the South. This shows she hoped to read books about experiences like hers.

Answer:

jacqueline was especially grateful for authors who wrote about black girlhood. Reading books written by people who were black girls to her felt very important to Jacqueline.