Black girl you are Atlas
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Holmes, Ekua, illustrator.
Published:
[New York] : Kokila, 2024.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
81 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Rating:
Ages 12 and up.
Status:
Description
"In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power."--
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Location
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Branford/Blackstone YA Nonfiction
YA 811.6 WAT
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East Lyme Public YA Non-Fiction
YA 811.6 Watson
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Hamden/Miller New Teen Nonfiction
TEEN/811.6/WAT
Due Jun 28, 2025
Meriden Teen Non-Fiction
YA 811.6 WA
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New London Young Adult Non Fiction
YA 811.6 WAT
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North Haven Young Teen Nonfiction
YT 811.6 Watson, Renée
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Norwich/Otis Young Adult New Nonfiction
Y F WATSON
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Wallingford Young Adult Nonfiction
YA 811.6 WATSON
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West Haven Main Young Adult Non-fiction
YA 811.6092 WATSON
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More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593461709, 0593461703
Notes
Description
"In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power."--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages 12 and up.,Kokila.
Target Audience
Grades 7-9.,Kokila.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Watson, R., & Holmes, E. (2024). Black girl you are Atlas. Kokila.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Watson, Renée and Ekua, Holmes. 2024. Black Girl You Are Atlas. Kokila.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Watson, Renée and Ekua, Holmes, Black Girl You Are Atlas. Kokila, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Watson, Renée, and Ekua Holmes. Black Girl You Are Atlas. Kokila, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
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