Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York

Black enough, stories of being young & black in America, edited by Ibi Zoboi

Label
Black enough, stories of being young & black in America, edited by Ibi Zoboi
Language
eng
Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
14-19, Brodart
resource.interestGradeLevel
9-12, Brodart
Literary Form
short stories
Main title
Black enough
Responsibility statement
edited by Ibi Zoboi
Sub title
stories of being young & black in America
Summary
Black is urban and rural, wealthy and poor, mixed race, immigrants, and more--because there are countless way to be Black enough. Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi and featuring some of the most acclaimed, bestselling Black authors writing for teens today, this is an essential collection of captivating coming-of-age stories about what it's like to be young and Black in America
Table Of Contents
Half a Moon / Renée Watson -- Black enough / Varian Johnson -- Warning, color may fade / Leah Henderson -- Black. Nerd. Problems / L. R Giles -- Out of the silence / Kekla Magoon -- Ingredients / Jason Reynolds -- Oreo / Brandy Colbert -- Samson and the Delilahs / Tochi Onyebuchi -- Stop playing / Liara Tamani -- Wild horses, wild hearts / Jay Coles -- Whoa! / Rita Williams-Garcia -- Gravity / Tracey Baptiste -- The trouble with drowning / Dhonielle Clayton -- Kissing Sarah Smart / Justina Ireland -- Hackathon Summers / Coe Booth -- Into the starlight / Nic Stone -- The revolution of Nigeria Jones / Ibi Zoboi
Target audience
adolescent
resource.variantTitle
Stories of being young and black in America
Classification
Content