Brown Girl, Brownstones

Brown Girl, Brownstones"An unforgettable novel, written with pride and anger, with rebellion and tears." Herald Tribune Book Review"Passionate, compelling . . . an impressive accomplishment." Saturday Review"Remarkable for its courage, its color, and its natural control." The New Yorker Selina's mother wants to stay in Brooklyn and earn enough money to buy a brownstone row house, but her father dreams only of returning to his island home. Torn between a romantic nostalgia

resilience

Raquel feels like an outsider

But when the picnic spills over onto their ball field

This collection is pertinent in bringing focus to the diverse human stories behind the crisis

roasted butternut squash

that's what she tells her increasingly distant circle of friends

An inspiring picture book from Scripps National Spelling Bee champ Zaila Avant-garde

"effin' genius" (Glennon Doyle) and bestselling author of Rest is Resistance

As Jeffers shows with empathy and wisdom

Give yourself permission to rest

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Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel