Black Enough - Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Justina Ireland, Leah Henderson, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Renee Watson & Rita Williams-Garcia
By Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Justina Ireland, Leah Henderson, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Renee Watson & Rita Williams-Garcia
Release Date: 2019-01-08
Genre: Fiction for Young Adults
Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens todayâBlack Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it's like to be young and Black in America. A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.
Black isâŠsisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by RenĂ©e Watson.
Black isâŠthree friends walking back from the community pool talking about nothing and everything, in a story by Jason Reynolds.
Black isâŠNic Stone's high-class beauty dating a boy her momma would never approve of.
Black isâŠtwo girls kissing in Justina Ireland's story set in Maryland.
Black is urban and rural, wealthy and poor, mixed race, immigrants, and moreâbecause there are countless ways to be Black enough.
Contributors:
Justina Ireland
Varian Johnson
Rita Williams-Garcia
Dhonielle Clayton
Kekla Magoon
Leah Henderson
Tochi Onyebuchi
Jason Reynolds
Nic Stone
Liara Tamani
Renée Watson
Tracey Baptiste
Coe Booth
Brandy Colbert
Jay Coles
Ibi Zoboi
Lamar Giles
Seventeen acclaimed authors. One essential question.
Sibling Dynamics: Two sisters navigate their complicated relationship at a summer camp in Portland, learning thereâs no such thing as a half-sister.#blackboyjoy: A walk home from the pool becomes an unforgettable conversation about everything and nothing between three best friends.LGBTQ Romance: In a quiet Maryland town, a first kiss between two girls challenges everything one of them thought she knew about herself.Intersectional Identity: From urban to rural, wealthy to poor, immigrant to multi-generationalâthese stories explore the infinite ways to be Black in America.Multiple Perspectives: Seventeen unique short stories from a masterful lineup of bestselling and award-winning Black authors, including Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, and RenĂ©e Watson.
Black Enough - Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Justina Ireland, Leah Henderson, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Renee Watson & Rita Williams-Garcia
By Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Justina Ireland, Leah Henderson, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Renee Watson & Rita Williams-Garcia
Release Date: 2019-01-08
Genre: Fiction for Young Adults
