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Black Boy Joy

Edited by Kwame Mbalia
Edition

Library edition with trade jacket added

Publisher Penguin Random House Imprint Delacorte ISBN

9780593379943

Black Boy Joy

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9780593379943J
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

Introduction. Black-and-white illustrations in one story. Contributor bios.
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Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)

Upper Middle School Fiction Plus

Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)

For Grades 6-8

This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.

14 books per Year
$294.00 per Year
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Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Coming-of-Age

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