A phoenix first must burn : sixteen stories of black girl magic, resistance, and hope / edited by Patrice Caldwell.
Evoking Beyoncé'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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984835659
- ISBN: 1984835653
- ISBN: 9781984835673
- ISBN: 198483567X
- Physical Description: 354 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- When life hands you a lemon fruitbomb / Amerie -- Gilded / Elizabeth Acevedo -- Wherein Abigail Fields recalls her first death and, subsequently, her best life / Rebecca Roanhorse -- Rules of the land / Alaya Dawn Johnson -- A hagiography of starlight / Somaiya Daud -- Melie / Justina Ireland -- Goddess provides / L. L. McKinney -- Hearts turned to ash / Dhonielle Clayton -- Letting the right one in / Patrice Caldwell -- Tender-headed / Danny Lore -- Kiss the sun / Ibi Zoboi -- Actress / Danielle Paige -- Curse of love / Ashley Woodfolk -- All the time in the world / Charlotte Nicole Davis -- Witch's skin / Karen Strong -- Sequence / J. Marcelle Corrie.
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.4 13 511921.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | YA Phoenix (Text) | 38950611349012 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | YA PHO (Text) | 0020512579523 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | YA PHOENIX (Text) | 37807000054357 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Carver School Road Branch | YA 808.837 P 2020 (Text) | 0112400195841 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | YA F CAL (Text) | 31250200080134 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | TEEN PHOENIX (Text) | 31781065518456 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | YA PHO (Text) | 0020512580471 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | YAF Pho (Text) | 30308101243526 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | YA PHO (Text) | 900000000598731 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| J.C. Holliday Library | YA F Caldwell (Text) | 810191001727072 | Young Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
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