Bibliograph

Black boy joy, 17 stories celebrating black boyhood, edited by Kwame Mbalia ; stories by B.B. Alston [and 16 others]

Type

Label

Black boy joy, 17 stories celebrating black boyhood, edited by Kwame Mbalia ; stories by B.B. Alston [and 16 others]

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Lexile: 710710L, Lexile

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

Black boy joy

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1262762749

Responsibility statement

edited by Kwame Mbalia ; stories by B.B. Alston [and 16 others]

Sub title

17 stories celebrating black boyhood

Summary

Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors--including Jason Reynolds (the Track series), Jerry Craft (New Kid), and Kwame Mbalia (the Tristan Strong series)!"Pick up Black Boy Joy for a heavy dose of happiness." --Booklist, starred reviewBlack boy joy is... Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race.Finding your voice--and your rhymes--during tough times.Flying on your skateboard like nobody's watching. And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.Contributors include: B. B. Alston, Dean Atta, P. Djèlí Clark, Jay Coles, Jerry Craft, Lamar Giles, Don P. Hooper, George M. Johnson, Varian Johnson, Kwame Mbalia, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tochi Onyebuchi, Julian Randall, Jason Reynolds, Justin Reynolds, DaVaun Sanders, and Julian Winters

Target audience

juvenile

Classification