Bright red fruit, Safia Elhillo
Type
Label
Bright red fruit, Safia Elhillo
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Bright red fruit
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
1420164111
Responsibility statement
Safia Elhillo
Summary
An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the dangerous new relationship that could threaten all her dreams. From the award-winning poet and author of HOME IS NOT A COUNTRY.Bad girl. No matter how hard Samira tries, she can't shake her reputation. She's never gotten the benefit of the doubt--not from her mother or the aunties who watch her like a hawk.Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet--until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus. For the first time, Samira feels wanted. But soon she's keeping a bigger secret than ever before--one that that could prove her reputation and jeopardize her place in her community.In this gripping coming-of-age novel from the critically acclaimed author Safia Elhillo, a young woman searches to find the balance between honoring her family, her artistry, and her authentic self
Target audience
adolescent
Classification
Creator
Subject
- Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Internet forums -- Juvenile fiction
- Poésie-performance -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Women poets -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
- Washington (D.C.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Novels in verse
- Poétesses -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Electronic discussion groups -- Juvenile fiction
- Mères et filles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Performance poetry -- Juvenile fiction
- African American teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Social media -- Juvenile fiction
- Black teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Family members -- Juvenile fiction
- Slam -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Adolescentes noires américaines -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Romans en vers
- Parents -- Juvenile fiction
- Familles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- BIPOC -- Juvenile fiction
- Poetry slams -- Juvenile fiction
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- Subject23
- Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
- Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Internet forums -- Juvenile fiction
- Poésie-performance -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Women poets -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
- Washington (D.C.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Novels in verse
- Poétesses -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Electronic discussion groups -- Juvenile fiction
- Mères et filles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Performance poetry -- Juvenile fiction
- African American teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Social media -- Juvenile fiction
- Black teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Family members -- Juvenile fiction
- Slam -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Adolescentes noires américaines -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Romans en vers
- Parents -- Juvenile fiction
- Familles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- BIPOC -- Juvenile fiction
- Poetry slams -- Juvenile fiction
- Content1
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