Tag: Black authors

Revisiting Garden Heights | Reacting to Angie Thomas’ ‘Concrete Rose’

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“I like to be reminded that beauty can come from much of nothing.” — Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas Personally, I adore prequels, usually because it feels like reuniting with

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Happily Ever Afters | Elise Bryant

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Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant Balzer + Bray; 2021; 374 pages Content Warnings: Strong language, anxiety, racism, offensive terms, bullying About the Author: “Elise Bryant was born and raised

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Now That I’ve Found You | Kristina Forest

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Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest Roaring Brook Press; 2020; 326 pages Content Warnings: Underage drinking and strong language About the Author: “Kristina Forest is the author of

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Angel of Greenwood | Randi Pink

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Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink Feiwel and Friends, 2021, 281 pages Content Warnings: Racism, violence, references to the 1921 Tulsa Massacre  About the Author: “Randi Pink is the author

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Roman and Jewel | Dana L. Davis

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Roman and Jewel by Dana L. Davis  Inkyard Press; Releases January 5, 2021; 336 pages Content Warning: discussion of suicide, parental suicide  About the Author: “DANA L. DAVIS is an

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Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance | Nikki Grimes

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Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes With poems by Mae V. Cowdery, Helene Johnson, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Clarissa Scott Delany, Angelina Weld Grimké, Gertrude Parthenia McBrown, Anne

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