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A phoenix first must burn : sixteen stories of black girl magic, resistance, and hope, edited by Patrice Caldwell

Editor
Contributor
Summary
  • Black girls, including gender non-conforming individuals, star in this collection of sixteen stories of fantasy, science fiction, and magic
  • From folktales retold to futuristic societies, this collection of stories centers on Black women and gender nonconforming individuals dealing with love and betrayal, strength and resistance. In all of them, the heroines shine brightly-- characters in which you cannot help but see yourself reflected. -- adapted from jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
354 pages
Contents
  • A hagiography of starlight
  • Somaiya Daud
  • Melie
  • Justina Ireland
  • The Goddess provides
  • L. L. McKinney
  • Hearts turned to ash
  • Dhonielle Clayton
  • Letting the right one in
  • Patrice Caldwell
  • When life hands you a lemon fruitbomb
  • Tender-headed
  • Danny Lore
  • Kiss the sun
  • Ibi Zoboi
  • The actress
  • Danielle Paige
  • The curse of love
  • Ashley Woodfolk
  • All the time in the world
  • Charlotte Nicole Davis
  • Amerie
  • The witch's skin
  • Karen Strong
  • Sequence
  • J. Marcelle Corrie
  • Gilded
  • Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Wherein Abigail Fields recalls her first death and, subsequently, her best life
  • Rebecca Roanhorse
  • The rules of the land
  • Alaya Dawn Johnson
Isbn
9781984835659
Instance
Label
A phoenix first must burn : sixteen stories of black girl magic, resistance, and hope
Title
A phoenix first must burn
Title remainder
sixteen stories of black girl magic, resistance, and hope
Statement of responsibility
edited by Patrice Caldwell
Contributor
Editor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • Black girls, including gender non-conforming individuals, star in this collection of sixteen stories of fantasy, science fiction, and magic
  • From folktales retold to futuristic societies, this collection of stories centers on Black women and gender nonconforming individuals dealing with love and betrayal, strength and resistance. In all of them, the heroines shine brightly-- characters in which you cannot help but see yourself reflected. -- adapted from jacket
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
  • 813/.608
  • [Fic]
Index
no index present
LC call number
  • PS509.N4
  • PZ5
LC item number
  • P46 2020
  • .P5453 2020
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Caldwell, Patrice
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African American girls
  • Black people
  • Fantasy fiction, American
  • Science fiction, American
  • Magic
  • Short stories, American
  • African Americans
  • Fantasy
  • Science fiction
  • Short stories
Target audience
adolescent
Label
A phoenix first must burn : sixteen stories of black girl magic, resistance, and hope, edited by Patrice Caldwell
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • A hagiography of starlight
  • Somaiya Daud
  • Melie
  • Justina Ireland
  • The Goddess provides
  • L. L. McKinney
  • Hearts turned to ash
  • Dhonielle Clayton
  • Letting the right one in
  • Patrice Caldwell
  • When life hands you a lemon fruitbomb
  • Tender-headed
  • Danny Lore
  • Kiss the sun
  • Ibi Zoboi
  • The actress
  • Danielle Paige
  • The curse of love
  • Ashley Woodfolk
  • All the time in the world
  • Charlotte Nicole Davis
  • Amerie
  • The witch's skin
  • Karen Strong
  • Sequence
  • J. Marcelle Corrie
  • Gilded
  • Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Wherein Abigail Fields recalls her first death and, subsequently, her best life
  • Rebecca Roanhorse
  • The rules of the land
  • Alaya Dawn Johnson
Control code
on1104859767
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
354 pages
Isbn
9781984835659
Lccn
2019024780
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1104859767
Label
A phoenix first must burn : sixteen stories of black girl magic, resistance, and hope, edited by Patrice Caldwell
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • A hagiography of starlight
  • Somaiya Daud
  • Melie
  • Justina Ireland
  • The Goddess provides
  • L. L. McKinney
  • Hearts turned to ash
  • Dhonielle Clayton
  • Letting the right one in
  • Patrice Caldwell
  • When life hands you a lemon fruitbomb
  • Tender-headed
  • Danny Lore
  • Kiss the sun
  • Ibi Zoboi
  • The actress
  • Danielle Paige
  • The curse of love
  • Ashley Woodfolk
  • All the time in the world
  • Charlotte Nicole Davis
  • Amerie
  • The witch's skin
  • Karen Strong
  • Sequence
  • J. Marcelle Corrie
  • Gilded
  • Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Wherein Abigail Fields recalls her first death and, subsequently, her best life
  • Rebecca Roanhorse
  • The rules of the land
  • Alaya Dawn Johnson
Control code
on1104859767
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
354 pages
Isbn
9781984835659
Lccn
2019024780
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1104859767

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