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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.
"Black boy joy is...Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit. Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race. Finding your voice-and your rhymes-during tough times. Flying on your skateboard like nobody's watching. And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood." -- Dust jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593379936
- ISBN: 0593379934
- ISBN: 9780593379943
- ISBN: 0593379942
- Physical Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [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. Djèlí 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 Americans > Literary collections. Boys > Literary collections. American literature > African American authors. |
| Genre: | Short stories. |
Available copies
- 24 of 24 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | J BLACK (Text) | 0001002462198 | JUV Fiction | Available | - |
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| 520 | . | ‡aFrom 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. | |
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| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aMbalia, Kwame. ‡tGriot of Grover Street: part one. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aMbalia, Kwame. ‡tGriot of Grover Street: part two. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aMbalia, Kwame. ‡tGriot of Grover Street: part three. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aGiles, Lamar, ‡d1979- ‡tThere's going to be a fight in the cafeteria on Friday and you better not bring Batman. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aAlston, B. B. ‡t"The McCoy game". |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aWinter, Julian. ‡tLegendary Lawrence Cobbler. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aReynolds, Jason. ‡tFirst-day fly. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aHooper, Don P. ‡tGot me a jet pack. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aAtta, Dean. ‡tExtinct. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aColes, Jay. ‡tEpic adventure. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aJohnson, Varian. ‡tDefinition of cool. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aOkungbowa, Suyi Davies. ‡tFive thousand light-years to home. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aOnyebuchi, Tochi. ‡tCoping. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aJohnson, George M. ‡q(George Matthew), ‡d1985- ‡tGender reveal. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aSanders, DaVaun. ‡tKassius's foolproof guide to losing the turkey bowl. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aRandall, Julian. ‡tBut also, jazz. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aReynolds, Justin A. ‡tOur dill. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aClark, P. Djèlí. ‡tPercival and the jab. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aCraft, Jerry. ‡tEmbracing my Black boy joy. |
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