Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062698728)

Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today--Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it's like to be young and Black in America. A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.

Black is...sisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by Ren e Watson.

Black is...three friends walking back from the community pool talking about nothing and everything, in a story by Jason Reynolds.

Black is...Nic Stone's high-class beauty dating a boy her momma would never approve of.

Black is...two girls kissing in Justina Ireland's story set in Maryland.

Black is urban and rural, wealthy and poor, mixed race, immigrants, and more--because there are countless ways to be Black enough.

Contributors:
Justina Ireland
Varian Johnson
Rita Williams-Garcia
Dhonielle Clayton
Kekla Magoon
Leah Henderson
Tochi Onyebuchi
Jason Reynolds
Nic Stone
Liara Tamani
Ren e Watson
Tracey Baptiste
Coe Booth
Brandy Colbert
Jay Coles
Ibi Zoboi
Lamar Giles

Author: Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth
ISBN-10: 0062698729
ISBN-13: 9780062698728
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2019
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 505842 / Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/22/2018
School Library Journal 11/01/2018 pg. 80
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2018 pg. 119
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2018
Booklist 11/01/2018 pg. 48
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 109
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average