Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

$7.19

Paperback
Editor: Kwame Mbalia
Publisher: Yearling
Publish Date: May 2023
Language: English
Reading Level: 4.6
EAN: 9780593379967

Overview

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – FIVE STARRED REVIEWS

Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors–including Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia.

★ “Pick up Black Boy Joy for a heavy dose of happiness.” —Booklist, starred review

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. Dj?l? 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

Details

Pages: 336
Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.9 in
Lexile Score: 710
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 8
ISBN: 0593379969