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A phoenix first must burn : sixteen stories of black girl magic, resistance, and hope / edited by Patrice Caldwell.
"Evoking Beyonc©Øe's Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler's heirs, have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that centers Black women and gender nonconforming individuals. A Phoenix First Must Burn will take you on a journey from folktales retold to futuristic societies and everything in between. Filled with stories of love and betrayal, strength and resistance, this collection contains an array of complex and true-to-life characters in which you cannot help but see yourself reflected. Witches and scientists, sisters and lovers, priestesses and rebels: the heroines of A Phoenix First Must Burn shine brightly. You will never forget them."--Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 198483567X
- ISBN: 9781984835673
- Physical Description: 357 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in the United States of America by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020."--Title page verso. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | When life hands you a lemon fruitbomb / Amerie -- Gilded / Elizabeth Acevedo -- Wherein Abigail Fields recalls her first death and, subsequently, her best life / Rebecca Roanhorse -- The rules of the land / Alaya Dawn Johnson -- A hagiography of starlight / Somaiya Daud -- Melie / Justina Ireland -- The Goddess provides / L. L. McKinney -- Hearts turned to ash / Dhonielle Clayton -- Letting the right one in / Patrice Caldwell -- Tender-headed / Danny Lore -- Kiss the sun / Ibi Zoboi -- The actress / Danielle Paige -- The curse of love / Ashley Woodfolk -- All the time in the world / Charlotte Nicole Davis -- The witch's skin / Karen Strong -- Sequence / J. Marcelle Corrie. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader MG+ 5.4 13 13 511921 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | African American girls > Juvenile fiction. African American women > Juvenile fiction. Fantasy fiction, American. Science fiction, American. Magic > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Short stories. Fantasy fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Pottsville District Libraries.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tamaqua Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Tamaqua Public Library | PB YA CAL (Text) | 30TPL001877065 | Young Adult | Available | - |
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