A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope by Caldwell, Patrice

A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and...
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Author: Patrice Caldwell
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A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope by Caldwell, Patrice

A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

$89.60

A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

$89.60
Author: Patrice Caldwell
Format: Library Binding
Language: English
Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic.

With stories by: Elizabeth Acevedo, Amerie, Patrice Caldwell, Dhonielle Clayton, J. Marcelle Corrie, Somaiya Daud, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, L. L. McKinney, Danielle Paige, Rebecca Roanhorse, Karen Strong, Ashley Woodfolk, and Ibi Zoboi.

Evoking Beyonc 's Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler's heirs, have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that centers Black women and gender nonconforming individuals. A Phoenix First Must Burn will take you on a journey from folktales retold to futuristic societies and everything in between. Filled with stories of love and betrayal, strength and resistance, this collection contains an array of complex and true-to-life characters in which you cannot help but see yourself reflected. Witches and scientists, sisters and lovers, priestesses and rebels: the heroines of A Phoenix First Must Burn shine brightly. You will never forget them.

Author: Patrice Caldwell
Publisher: Thorndike Striving Reader
Published: 07/08/2020
Binding Type: Library Binding
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781432880590
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 511921 / Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

About the Author
Patrice Caldwell is a graduate of Wellesley College and the founder and fund-raising chair of People of Color in Publishing--a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting, empowering, and uplifting racially and ethnically marginalized members of the book publishing industry. Born and raised in Texas, Patrice was a children's book editor before shifting to writing full-time.

In 2018, she was named a Publishers Weekly Star Watch honoree and featured on The Writer's Digest podcast, PBS's MetroFocus, and Bustle's inaugural "Lit List" as one of ten women changing the book world.

She currently lives in New York City in an apartment overflowing with tea and books and is obsessed with purple lipstick. Visit her online at patricecaldwell.com, Twitter @whimsicallyours, and Instagram @whimsicalaquarian.


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