On girlhood: 15 stories from the well-read Black girl library
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"Glory Edim launches her Well-Read Black Girl Library with this vital anthology celebrating stories from such luminaries as Toni Morrison and Alice Walker. Since founding the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club in 2015, Glory Edim's profile has skyrocketed. From her roots in a Brooklyn-based community to a massive online following, she has been heralded as the literary tastemaker for a new generation. With On Girlhood, Edim has beautifully curated a canonical work centering around the voices of young Black characters as they contend with innocence, belonging, love, and self-discovery. From the timeless lessons in Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" ("this is how you smile to someone you like completely") to those in Dana Johnson's "Melvin in the Sixth Grade" ("this is how kids start fights"), these short stories illuminate the power and the precariousness of Black girlhood. Highlighting both iconic and lesser-known authors-Edwidge Danticat, Amina Gautier, Dorothy West, Paule Marshall, Shay Youngblood, and more-this is anindispensable compendium that will instill readers with "the nerve to walk [their] own way" (Zora Neale Hurston)"--
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Edim, G. (2021). On girlhood: 15 stories from the well-read Black girl library. First edition. Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Edim, Glory, 1982-. 2021. On Girlhood: 15 Stories From the Well-read Black Girl Library. Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Edim, Glory, 1982-, On Girlhood: 15 Stories From the Well-read Black Girl Library. Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Edim, Glory. On Girlhood: 15 Stories From the Well-read Black Girl Library. First edition. Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2021.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Innocence: Girl / Jamaica Kincaid -- Recitatif / Toni Morrison -- The Richer, the Poorer / Dorothy West -- Fifth Sunday / Rita Dove ; Belonging: Who We Are / Camille Acker -- The Lesson / Toni Cade Bambara -- Dance for Me / Amina Gautier -- Bad Behavior / Alexia Arthurs ; Love: Melvin in the Sixth Grade / Dana Johnson -- Everyday Use / Alice Walker -- We're the Only Colored People Here / Gwendolyn Brooks ; Self-discovery: Seeing Things Simply / Edwidge Danticat -- In a House of Wooden Monkeys/ Shay Youngblood -- Reena / Paule Marshall ; Epilogue: How It Feels to Be Colored Me / Zora Neale Hurston. | |
| 520 | |a "Glory Edim launches her Well-Read Black Girl Library with this vital anthology celebrating stories from such luminaries as Toni Morrison and Alice Walker. Since founding the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club in 2015, Glory Edim's profile has skyrocketed. From her roots in a Brooklyn-based community to a massive online following, she has been heralded as the literary tastemaker for a new generation. With On Girlhood, Edim has beautifully curated a canonical work centering around the voices of young Black characters as they contend with innocence, belonging, love, and self-discovery. From the timeless lessons in Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" ("this is how you smile to someone you like completely") to those in Dana Johnson's "Melvin in the Sixth Grade" ("this is how kids start fights"), these short stories illuminate the power and the precariousness of Black girlhood. Highlighting both iconic and lesser-known authors-Edwidge Danticat, Amina Gautier, Dorothy West, Paule Marshall, Shay Youngblood, and more-this is anindispensable compendium that will instill readers with "the nerve to walk [their] own way" (Zora Neale Hurston)"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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