Black boy joy / edited by Kwame Mbalia ; stories by: B.B. Alston [and 16 others].
From seventeen acclaimed Black male and nonbinary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.
Record details
- ISBN: 0593379934
- ISBN: 9780593379936
- ISBN: 9780593379943
- Physical Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Griot of Grover Street: part one / by Kwame Mbalia -- There's going to be a fight in the cafeteria on Friday and you better not bring Batman / by Lamar Giles -- "The McCoy game" / by B. B. Alston -- Legendary Lawrence Cobbler / by Julian Winters -- First-day fly / by Jason Reynolds -- Got me a jet pack / by Don P. Hooper -- Extinct / by Dean Atta -- Epic venture / by Jay Coles -- Definition of cool / by Varian Johnson -- Griot of Grover Street: part two / by Kwame Mbalia -- Five thousand light-years to home / by Suyi Davies Okungbowa -- Coping / by Tochi Onyebuchi -- Gender reveal / by George M. Johnson -- Kassius's foolproof guide to losing the turkey bowl / by Davaun Sanders -- But also, jazz / by Julian Randall -- Our dill / by Justin A. Reynolds -- Percival and the jab / by P. Djèlà Clark -- Embracing my Black boy joy / by Jerry Craft -- Griot of Grover Street: part three / by Kwame Mbalia. |
| Target Audience Note: | 710L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 8 512804. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | African American boys > Literary collections. African American teenage boys > Literary collections. African Americans > Literary collections. Boys > Literary collections. Boys. |
| Genre: | Fiction. Literature. Short stories. |
Available copies
- 68 of 74 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 2 copies available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 74 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Newport | J F BLACK (Text) | 34208900116012 | Juvenile Fiction | Checked out | 10/05/2024 |
| North Regional Library | J813.008 B (Text) | 31781067106508 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Oakley/South Asheville Library | J BLA (Text) | 0020512965615 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Paddison Memorial Branch | J813.008 B 2021 (Text) | 0112523175826 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Perry Memorial Library | J F Bla (Text) | 33727002470549 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Reidsville Library | J Fic (Text) | 31554010814555 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Reynolda Manor Branch | J813.008 B 2021 (Text) | 0112523176013 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Robeson County Public Library | JF BLACK (Text) | 34510800180166 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Roseboro Public Library | J F Bla (Text) | 810191001890434 | Juvenile New Fiction | Available | - |
| Rural Hall Branch | J813.008 B 2021 (Text) | 0112523176362 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| South Buncombe/Skyland Library | J BLA (Text) | 0020512990985 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Southern Branch | J MBALIA Kwame (Text) | 50669012860244 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Southside Branch | J813.008 B 2021 (Text) | 0112523176148 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Steele Memorial Library | JF BLA (Text) | 900005000119581 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | J MBA (Text) | 25908007796779 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Transylvania County Library | J FIC BLA (Text) | 38079300074267 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Troutman Branch Library | J BLACK (Text) | 33114018493742 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Walnut Cove Public Library | JF BLACK (Text) | 40599001133399 | Juvenile Fiction | Storage | - |
| Walnut Cove Public Library | JF BLACK JLG (Text) | 30670100355704 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Weaverville Library | J BLA (Text) | 0020512990993 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| West Asheville Library | J BLA (Text) | 0020512965623 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Western Carteret | J F BLACK (Text) | 34208900116020 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Wilkes County Public Library | J BLA (Text) | 50501011792419 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Youngsville Branch | J/Mbalia (Text) | 72350000106527 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
