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Genre/Form: | Fiction Juvenile works Juvenile fiction Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse |
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Material Type: | Elementary and junior high school, Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Alicia Williams |
ISBN: | 9781481465816 1481465813 9781481465809 1481465805 |
OCLC Number: | 1204605664 |
Notes: | Paperback includes a reading group guide (pages 371-376). "A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." |
Awards: | Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Author) Award, 2020 Newbery Honor Book, 2020 William C. Morris Prize Finalist, 2020 |
Target Audience: | Ages 9-13.; Grades 4-8.; Lexile: 670L.; 670L; Sentence length: 2 (easy); Word frequency: 1 (very easy) |
Description: | 376 pages ; 19 cm |
Responsibility: | Alicia D. Williams. |
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Reminiscent of Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, but appropriate for a much younger audience. -- New York Times With its relatable and sympathetic protagonist, complex setting, and exceptional emotional range, this title is easy to recommend. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Debut novelist Williams takes readers through an emotional, painful, yet still hopeful adolescent journey . . . . [A] story that may be all too familiar for too many and one that needed telling. * Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Powerful. -- Booklist Compelling . . . . Readers will rejoice. -- BCCB With a name like Genesis, it's hard to be the 'new girl' at school and remain unnoticed in a suburban classroom, especially if you are self-conscious about how you look. Teenaged Genesis struggles to accept both her skin color and her place in her complicated family. Alicia D. Williams skillfully develops a character who-with the help of friends, teachers, and some awesome bluesy music-learns to love herself and her family as she realizes that black is indeed beautiful. I really loved this debut novel. -- Sharon M. Draper, author of the New York Times bestseller Out of My Mind Read more...

