A Phoenix First Must Burn [electronic resource] : Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance and Hope
Caldwell, Patrice2020
eBook
Evoking Beyoncé's Lemonade for a YA audience, these authors have woven worlds to create stunning narratives that centre Black women and gender nonconforming individuals. With fantasy, science fiction and magic at their core, the stories are sharp, atmospheric and visual explorations of histories, relationships and alternate universes that you can't help but to get lost in. It 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, trauma and heroism, 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 are unforgettable and shine brightly.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Hot Key Books, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
ISBN:
9781471409295
Language:
English
Subject:
African American girls -- FictionShort stories, AmericanYoung adult fiction, AmericanScience FictionShort Stories & AnthologiesYoung Adult FictionLGBTQI+Children's and Teenage: General FictionChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage: AnthologiesAnthologies: generalScience fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realismChildren's / Teenage fiction: Romance & relationships storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Short storiesFiction: general & literaryChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & placesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issuesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Sexuality & relationshipsChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multiculturalismRelating to African American peopleRelating to LGBTQ+ peopleRelating to Trans / Transgender people or gender minorities
BRN:
3003889