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- (S)Kin. by Zoboi, Ibi.;
From award-winning, NYT bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her groundbreaking contemporary fantasy debut - a novel in verse based on Caribbean folklore - about the power of inherited magic and the price we must pay to live the life we yearn for. Ages 13+ #DEILibrary Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Romance fiction.; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Novels in Verse *; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural *; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Assimilation *; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration *; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism *;
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- The people remember / by Zoboi, Ibi Aanu.; Wise, Loveis.;
Includes bibliographical references.LSC- Subjects: African Americans; Kwanzaa;
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- Nigeria Jones / by Zoboi, Ibi Aanu,author.;
When her mother disappears, Nigeria Jones, the daughter of the leader of a Black liberation group, searches for her, uncovering a shocking truth which leads her to question everything she thought she knew about her life and her family.013+.- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Black nationalism; Coming of age; Families; Interpersonal relations; Self-realization; African Americans; Black nationalism; Coming of age; Family life; Families; Interpersonal relations; Self-realization;
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- Punching the air / by Zoboi, Ibi Aanu.; Salaam, Yusef; Pasha, Omar T.;
From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. The story that I thought was my life didn't start on the day I was born. Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. "Boys just being boys" turns out to be true only when those boys are white. The story that I think will be my life starts today. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it' With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth, in a system designed to strip him of both.LSC- Subjects: Novels in verse.; False imprisonment; African American teenage boys; Teenage artists; Judicial error; Prisoners; Discrimination in criminal justice administration; Criminal justice, Administration of; Justice;
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- A little bit super : with small powers come big problems / by Henderson, Leah.; Schmidt, Gary D.;
Some of today's top middle-grade fiction authors present hilarious stories about kids coping with a minor superpower while discovering their power to make a difference and celebrating their uniqueness, prompting readers to consider what their own superpower might be and how they can use it. Stories by Pablo Cartaya, Nikki Grimes, Leah Henderson, Jarrett Krosoczka, Remy Lai, Kyle Lukoff, Meg Medina, Daniel Nayeri, Linda Sue Park, Mitali Perkins, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Gary D. Schmidt, Brian Young, and Ibi Zoboi.Ages 8-12.- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Short stories.; Middle school students; Great powers;
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- Cool. Awkward. Black. / by Strong, Karen,editor.;
"Real or imaginary, geekdom is where it's at in this multi-genre YA anthology that celebrates "the geek," with stories by some of today's top bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors. Contributors include Amerie, Kalynn Bayron, Terry J. Benton-Walker, Roseanne A. Brown, Elise Bryant, Tracy Deonn, Desiree S. Evans, Isaac Fitzsimons, Lamar Giles, Jordan Ifueko, Leah Johnson, Amanda Joy, Kwame Mbalia, Tochi Onyebuchi, Shari B. Pennant, K. Arsenault Rivera, Julian Winters, and Ibi Zoboi. A girl who believes in UFOs; a boy who might have finally found his Prince Charming; a hopeful performer who dreams of being cast in her school's production of The Sound of Music; a misunderstood magician of sorts with a power she doesn't quite understand. These plotlines and many more compose the eclectic stories found within the pages of this dynamic, exciting, and expansive collection featuring exclusively Black characters. From contemporary to historical, fantasy to sci-fi, magical to realistic, and with contributions from a powerhouse list of self-proclaimed geeks and bestselling, award-winning authors, this life-affirming anthology celebrates and redefines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness--both in the real world and those imagined."--012+.- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Short stories.; African Americans; Black people; African Americans; Black people;
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