Mahogany L. Browne
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Tekijän teokset
BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2, The ; Black Girl Magic 5 kappaletta
The Barbershop Chronicles 1 kappale
Associated Works
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 (2021) — Avustaja — 838 kappaletta
So We Can Know: Writers of Color on Pregnancy, Loss, Abortion, and Birth (2023) — Avustaja — 29 kappaletta
Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology (2024) — Avustaja — 15 kappaletta
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- 1976
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Maa (karttaa varten)
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- California, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Ammatit
- Poet
Friday Night Slam curator and Poetry Program director, Nuyorican Poets Café, New York, New York
Artistic Director, Urban Word NYC
founder, Penmanship Books
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
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Tilastot
- Teokset
- 18
- Also by
- 9
- Jäseniä
- 706
- Suosituimmuussija
- #35,871
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 4.2
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 31
- ISBN:t
- 43
Skyy is used to hiding in the shadow of her best friend, Lay Li; shrinking away from her sister Essa’s harsh words; and turning invisible among her peers. The only place she stands out is on the basketball court going toe-to-toe with boys who think she shouldn’t be playing. While she and Lay Li are fighting and not speaking to each other, she reflects on the way her friend treated her, both during their friendship and afterward. Skyy garners the attention of Clifton, an attractive neighborhood boy, but his attention isn’t enough to help Skyy love herself. Through a process of self-discovery and by listening to the stories of girls around her, Skyy learns to stand in her truth and determine what she’s worth. Writing in free verse, Browne explores concepts that will resonate with readers navigating toxic friendships and budding relationships and growing into themselves. Her clear, descriptive word choices conjure vivid images and sharp feelings that pair well with the conversational flow, making the story accessible and appealing to reluctant readers. The decision to withhold Skyy’s name until the end of the text allows readers to find themselves in this story. Skyy and the majority of characters are cued as Black.
A coming-of-age novel for Black girls who have been told they’re too much and yet never enough. (Verse novel. 13-18)
-Kirkus Review… (lisätietoja)