Black enough : stories of being young & black in America

Title
Black enough : stories of being young & black in America

Summary
Black is ... sisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by Renée Watson. Black is ... three friends walking back from the community pool talking about nothing and everything, in a story by Jason Reynolds. Black is ... Nic Stone's high-class beauty dating a boy her momma would never approve of. Black is ... two girls kissing in Justina Ireland's story set in Maryland. Black is urban and rural, wealthy and poor, mixed race, immigrants, and more--because there are countless ways to be Black enough. A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else.

Other Title
Stories of being young & black in America

Year Published
2019

Physical Description
xiv, 400 pages ; 22 cm
 
xii, 393 pages ; 21 cm

Subject
African American teenagers -- Fiction
 
Short stories, American

Genre
Short stories

Added Author
Zoboi, Ibi Aanu,

Summary
Black is ... sisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by Renée Watson. Black is ... three friends walking back from the community pool talking about nothing and everything, in a story by Jason Reynolds. Black is ... Nic Stone's high-class beauty dating a boy her momma would never approve of. Black is ... two girls kissing in Justina Ireland's story set in Maryland. Black is urban and rural, wealthy and poor, mixed race, immigrants, and more--because there are countless ways to be Black enough. A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else.

ISBN
9780062698735
 
9780062698728
 
9780008326555

Publisher
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
BritanniaF ZOBBook30551000254025Fiction