A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe by Browne, Mahogany L.

A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe

In this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their...
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Author: Mahogany L. Browne
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe by Browne, Mahogany L.

A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe

$30.28

A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe

$30.28
Author: Mahogany L. Browne
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their families, and their communities grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst fear and loss, these New York City teens prevail with love, resilience and hope. From the award-winning author of Chlorine Sky and Vinyl Moon.

"[A] gorgeous, tender testament to the generation of young people who shouldered the pandemic."
--Brendan Kiely, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author

Grief, pain, hope, and love collide in this short story collection.

In New York City, teens, their families, and their communities feel the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst the fear and loss, these teens and the adults around them persevere with love and hope while living in difficult circumstances:


  • Malachi writes an Armageddon short story inspired by his pandemic reality.
  • Tariq helps their ailing grandmother survive during quarantine.
  • Zamira struggles with depression and loneliness after losing her parents.
  • Mohamed tries to help keep his community spirit alive.
  • A social worker reflects on the ways the foster system fails their children.

From award-winning author Mahogany L. Browne comes a poignant collection of interconnected prose, poems, and lists about the humanity and resilience of New Yorkers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Author: Mahogany L. Browne
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/11/2025
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.53w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780593486474
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/06/2025
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2025
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2025
Booklist 02/01/2025 pg. 71
School Library Journal 03/01/2025 pg. 86

About the Author
Mahogany L. Browne is a Kennedy Center Next 50 fellow, writer, play-wright, organizer, and educator. Browne received fellowships from ALL ARTS, Arts for Justice, AIR Serenbe, Baldwin for the Arts, Cave Canem, Poets House, Mellon Research, Rauschenberg, and Wesleyan University. Browne's books include A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe, Vinyl Moon, Chlorine Sky (optioned for Steppenwolf Theatre), Black Girl Magic, and banned books Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice and Woke Baby. Browne's Chrome Valley tour was highlighted in Publishers Weekly and the New York Times. Founder of the diverse lit initia-tive Woke Baby Book Fair, Browne is the 2024 Paterson Poetry Prize winner. She is the inaugural poet in residence at the Lincoln Center and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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