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Black boy joy Cover Image Book Book

Black boy joy / edited by Kwame Mbalia.

Mbalia, Kwame, (editor,, author.). Alston, B. B., (author.). Atta, Dean, (author.). Clark, P. Djèlí, (author.). Coles, Jay, (author.). Craft, Jerry, (author.). Giles, Lamar, 1979- (author.). Hooper, Don P., (author.). Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985- (author.). Johnson, Varian, (author.). Okungbowa, Suyi Davies, (author.). Onyebuchi, Tochi, (author.). Randall, Julian, (author.). Reynolds, Jason, (author.). Reynolds, Justin A., (author.). Sanders, DaVaun, (author.). Winters, Julian, (author.).

Summary:

From seventeen acclaimed Black male and nonbinary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593379936
  • ISBN: 0593379934
  • ISBN: 9780593379943
  • ISBN: 0593379942
  • Physical Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The griot of Grover Street: part one / by Kwame Mbalia -- There's going to be a fight in the cafeteria on Friday and you better not bring Batman / by Lamar Giles -- "The McCoy game" / by B. B. Alston -- The legendary Lawrence Cobbler / by Julian Winters -- First-day fly / by Jason Reynolds -- Got me a jet pack / by Don P. Hooper -- Extinct / by Dean Atta -- Epic venture / by Jay Coles -- The definition of cool / by Varian Johnson -- The griot of Grover Street: part two / by Kwame Mbalia -- Five thousand light-years to home / by Suyi Davies Okungbowa -- Coping / by Tochi Onyebuchi -- The gender reveal / by George M. Johnson -- Kassius's foolproof guide to losing the turkey bowl / by Davaun Sanders -- But also, jazz / by Julian Randall -- Our dill / by Justin A. Reynolds -- Percival and the jab / by P. Djèlí Clark -- Embracing my Black boy joy / by Jerry Craft -- The griot of Grover Street: part three / by Kwame Mbalia.
Target Audience Note:
710L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 4.6 8 8 512804

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Subject: African American boys > Literary collections.
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Young adult fiction, American.
Young adult poetry, American.
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Boys > Literary collections.
American literature > African American authors.
Genre: Literature.

Available copies

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