A phoenix first must burn: sixteen stories of Black girl magic, resistance, and hope

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Viking Children's Books
Publication Date:
2020
Language:
English
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Black girls, including gender non-conforming individuals, star in this collection of sixteen stories of fantasy, science fiction, and magic.

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African American girls
African American girls -- Juvenile fiction
African Americans
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
Black people
Black people -- Juvenile fiction
Fantasy
Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction
Fantasy fiction, American
LGBTQ+
Magic
Magic -- Fiction
Magic -- Juvenile fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction, American
Short stories
Short stories, American

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Contributors:
Charlotte Nicole Davis.All the time in the world
Alaya Dawn Johnson.Rules of the land
Karen Strong.Witch's skin
J. Marcelle Corrie.Sequence
Danielle Paige.Actress
ISBN:
9781984835659
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 5.4, 13 Points

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Last Grouping Update2025-06-30 08:37:43AM
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