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Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Ballantine. Oct. 2018. 272p. ed. by. illus. ISBN 9780525619772. $20; ebk. ISBN 9780525619789. LIT
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Edim, creator of the Brooklyn-based Well-Read Black Girl (WRBG) book club, invites readers to discover uplifting stories by black women writers in this thoughtfully edited anthology. Part essay, part interview, and part bibliography, this compilation gathers inspiring literacy narratives from major contemporary authors such as National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward (Salvage the Bones), Veronica Chambers (Mama's Girl), and Jacqueline Woodson (Another Brooklyn) to reveal the influences that have shaped them as writers and also to give greater visibility to their literary contributions.
VERDICT This work affirms the transformative power of reading. Bibliophiles will find it hard to put down, and their reading lists expanding. All English teachers should take note and consult. [See Prepub Alert, 4/9/18; Editors' Fall Picks, LJ 8/18, p. 27.]
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