{"product_id":"navigate-your-stars-9781982131326","title":"Navigate Your Stars","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revelatory, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated meditation on dedication, hard work, and the power of perseverance from the beloved, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, and two-time National Book Award-winning Jesmyn Ward.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Tulane University's 2018 commencement, Jesmyn Ward delivered a stirring speech about the value of hard work and the importance of respect for oneself and others. Speaking about the challenges she and her family overcame, Ward inspired everyone in the audience with her meditation on tenacity in the face of hardship. Ward's moving words will inspire readers as they prepare for the next chapter in their lives, whether, like Ward, they are the first in their families to graduate from college or are preceded by generations, or whether they are embarking on a different kind of journey later in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully illustrated in full color by Gina Triplett, this gorgeous and profound book will charm a generation of students--and their parents. Ward's inimitable voice shines through as she shares her experience as a Southern black woman and addresses the themes of grit, adversity, and the importance of family bonds. \u003ci\u003eNavigate Your Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect gift for anyone in need of inspiration from the author of \u003ci\u003eSalvage the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen We Reaped\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSing, Unburied, Sing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jesmyn Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982131326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJesmyn Ward received her MFA from the University of Michigan and has received the MacArthur Genius Grant, a Stegner Fellowship, a John and Renee Grisham Writers Residency, the Strauss Living Prize, and the 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. She is the winner of two National Book Awards for Fiction for \u003ci\u003eSing, Unburied, Sing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSalvage the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eWhere the Line Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eMen We Reaped\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize and the Media for a Just Society Award. She is currently a professor of creative writing at Tulane University and lives in Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jesmyn Ward \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47474310676637,"sku":"9781982131326","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_88d400b4-a841-4642-ae61-336e17799451.jpg?v=1765396805","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/navigate-your-stars-9781982131326","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}