Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (2019)
Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens todayâBlack Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what itâs like to be young and Black in America.
Black isâŚsisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by RenĂŠe Watson.
Black isâŚthree friends walking back from the community pool talking about nothing and everything, in a story by Jason Reynolds.
Black isâŚNic Stoneâs high-class beauty dating a boy her momma would never approve of.
Black isâŚtwo girls kissing in Justina Irelandâs story set in Maryland.
Black is urban and rural, wealthy and poor, mixed race, immigrants, and moreâbecause there are countless ways to be Black enough.
Contributors: Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, Rita Williams-Garcia, Dhonielle Clayton, Kekla Magoon, Leah Henderson, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, RenÊe Watson, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Ibi Zoboi, Lamar Giles
Ibi Zoboi was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her writing has been published in The New York Times Book Review, The Horn Book, and The Rumpus, among others. She is the author of American Street, a National Book Award finalist, and Pride. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their three children. You can find her online at www.ibizoboi.net.
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