Genesis begins again /Alicia D. Williams.
Williams, Alicia, 1970-
Genesis begins again /Alicia D. Williams. - First edition. - New York : A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, (c)2019. - 364 pages ; 22 cm
Chapters 1-33 (untitled)
This deeply sensitive and powerful debut novel tells the story of a thirteen-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to finally learn to love herself. There are ninety-six things Genesis hates about herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list. Like #95: Because her skin is so dark, people call her charcoal and eggplant Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.
Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Author) Award, 2020 Newbery Honor Book, 2020 William C. Morris Prize Finalist, 2020
9781481465809 9781481465816 9781725494282
2018030079
GBC034382 bnb
019736047 Uk
Human skin color--Juvenile fiction.
Self-esteem--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction.
Human skin color--Fiction.
Self-esteem--Fiction.
Family problems--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Prejudices--Fiction.
Moving, Household--Fiction.
Grade four. Grade five. Grade six. Grade seven. Grade eight.
Young adult fiction.
Contemporary realistic fiction.
PZ7 / .G464 2019 PS3623 PZ7
Genesis begins again /Alicia D. Williams. - First edition. - New York : A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, (c)2019. - 364 pages ; 22 cm
Chapters 1-33 (untitled)
This deeply sensitive and powerful debut novel tells the story of a thirteen-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to finally learn to love herself. There are ninety-six things Genesis hates about herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list. Like #95: Because her skin is so dark, people call her charcoal and eggplant Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.
Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Author) Award, 2020 Newbery Honor Book, 2020 William C. Morris Prize Finalist, 2020
9781481465809 9781481465816 9781725494282
2018030079
GBC034382 bnb
019736047 Uk
Human skin color--Juvenile fiction.
Self-esteem--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction.
Human skin color--Fiction.
Self-esteem--Fiction.
Family problems--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Prejudices--Fiction.
Moving, Household--Fiction.
Grade four. Grade five. Grade six. Grade seven. Grade eight.
Young adult fiction.
Contemporary realistic fiction.
PZ7 / .G464 2019 PS3623 PZ7