Description
With twenty stories that center and celebrate the multiracial and multicultural experience from your favorite award-winning and bestselling authors, this is a groundbreaking anthology perfect for fans of COME ON IN and BLACK ENOUGH.
When identities cross boundaries, with love that knows no bounds.
From platonic and romantic love to grief and heartbreak, these stories explore navigating life at the intersection of identities, and what it means to grow up surrounded by a multitude of traditions, languages, cultures, and interpersonal dynamics.
Returning to a father's homeland. Trying to fit in at chaotic weddings and lavish birthday parties where not all are welcome. Processing grief at family gatherings. Figuring out how to share the news of a new relationship with loved ones. This collection celebrates multicultural and multiracial characters at the helm of their own narratives, as they approach life with a renewed sense of hope and acceptance.
Featuring original stories from:
About the Author
Ismee Williams is the award-winning author of Water in May and This Train Is Being Held, a JLG Gold Standard Selection and winner of the ILBA Gold Medal for Best YA Romance. Ismee is a cofounder of the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival as well as a pediatric cardiologist in New York City, where she lives with her family. She is the daughter of a Cuban immigrant and grew up listening to her abuelo's bedtime stories. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @ismeewilliams. Rebecca Balcarcel serves the students of Tarrant County College as associate professor of English. She authored Shine On, Luz Veliz! and The Other Half of Happy, a Pura Belpre Honor Book, an ALSC Notable Book, and a silver medalist in the ILBA. Rebecca is a recipient of Bennington Writing Seminar's Jane Kenyon Poetry Prize. Find her on YouTube as the SixMinuteScholar.
Reviews
"Reflects the painful awkwardness of a bifurcated existence while celebrating a boundless self... A worthwhile and sprawling compilation." -Kirkus Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9781335428615
Author Ismee Williams
Format Hardback
Imprint Inkyard Press
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 463g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 30mm
When identities cross boundaries, with love that knows no bounds.
From platonic and romantic love to grief and heartbreak, these stories explore navigating life at the intersection of identities, and what it means to grow up surrounded by a multitude of traditions, languages, cultures, and interpersonal dynamics.
Returning to a father's homeland. Trying to fit in at chaotic weddings and lavish birthday parties where not all are welcome. Processing grief at family gatherings. Figuring out how to share the news of a new relationship with loved ones. This collection celebrates multicultural and multiracial characters at the helm of their own narratives, as they approach life with a renewed sense of hope and acceptance.
Featuring original stories from:
- Adi Alsaid
- Rebecca Balcarcel
- Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Anika Fajardo
- Shannon Gibney
- I.W. Gregorio
- Veera Hiranandani
- Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
- Emiko Jean
- Erin Entrada Kelly
- Torrey Maldonado
- Melina Mangal
- Goldy Moldavsky
- Randy Ribay
- Loriel Ryon
- Tara Sim
- Eric Smith
- Jasmine Warga
- Ismee Williams
- Karen Yin
About the Author
Ismee Williams is the award-winning author of Water in May and This Train Is Being Held, a JLG Gold Standard Selection and winner of the ILBA Gold Medal for Best YA Romance. Ismee is a cofounder of the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival as well as a pediatric cardiologist in New York City, where she lives with her family. She is the daughter of a Cuban immigrant and grew up listening to her abuelo's bedtime stories. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @ismeewilliams. Rebecca Balcarcel serves the students of Tarrant County College as associate professor of English. She authored Shine On, Luz Veliz! and The Other Half of Happy, a Pura Belpre Honor Book, an ALSC Notable Book, and a silver medalist in the ILBA. Rebecca is a recipient of Bennington Writing Seminar's Jane Kenyon Poetry Prize. Find her on YouTube as the SixMinuteScholar.
Reviews
"Reflects the painful awkwardness of a bifurcated existence while celebrating a boundless self... A worthwhile and sprawling compilation." -Kirkus Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9781335428615
Author Ismee Williams
Format Hardback
Imprint Inkyard Press
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 463g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 30mm
