A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781984835659)

Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic.

With stories by: Elizabeth Acevedo, Amerie, Patrice Caldwell, Dhonielle Clayton, J. Marcelle Corrie, Somaiya Daud, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, L. L. McKinney, Danielle Paige, Rebecca Roanhorse, Karen Strong, Ashley Woodfolk, and Ibi Zoboi.

Evoking Beyoncé's Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler's heirs, have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that centers Black women and gender nonconforming individuals. A Phoenix First Must Burn 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, 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 shine brightly. You will never forget them.

Author: Patrice Caldwell
ISBN-10: 1984835653
ISBN-13: 9781984835659
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2020
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 511921 / Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 77
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2020 pg. 139
Booklist 02/01/2020 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 02/24/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2020
Shelf Awareness 11/24/2020