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Black boy joy : 17 stories celebrating black boyhood

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  • Running Time: 06:29 hrs
    Narrator: Amir Abdullah
    Publisher:
    Listening Library (Audio), 2021
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Certified Accessible By: National Network for Equitable Library Service
    Running Time: 06:29 hrs
    Narrator: Amir Abdullah
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2022
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component

Details:

  • Author: Mbalia, Kwame
    Contributor: Abdullah, Amir
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2021
    Summary:

    Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors-including Jason Reynolds (the Track series), Jerry Craft ( New Kid ), and Kwame Mbalia (the Tristan Strong series)! Black boy joy is - Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit. Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race. Finding your voice—and your rhymes—during tough times. Flying on your skateboard like nobody’s watching. And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood. Contributors include : B. B. Alston, Dean Atta, P. Djèlí Clark, Jay Coles, Jerry Craft, Lamar Giles, Don P. Hooper, George M. Johnson, Varian Johnson, Kwame Mbalia, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tochi Onyebuchi, Julian Randall, Jason Reynolds, Justin Reynolds, DaVaun Sanders, and Julian Winters Cover illustration by Kadir Nelson

    Genre:
    Juvenile fiction, Short stories
    Subject(s): African American boys | African Americans | American literature--African American authors | Boys | Children's literature, American
    Original Publisher: New York, Listening Library (Audio)
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9780593409893