Vinyl Moon (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593176436)

A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong Black writers. A beautiful sophomore novel from a critically acclaimed author and poet that explores how words have the power to shape and uplift our world even in the midst of pain.

"A true embodiment of the term Black Girl Magic." -Booklist

When Darius told Angel he loved her, she believed him. But five weeks after the incident, Angel finds herself in Brooklyn, far from her family, from him, and from the California life she has known.

Angel feels out of sync with her new neighborhood. At school, she can't shake the feeling everyone knows what happened--and that it was her fault. The only place that makes sense is Ms. G's class. There, Angel's classmates share their own stories of pain, joy, and fortitude. And as Angel becomes immersed in her revolutionary literature course, the words from Black writers like Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and Zora NEale Hurston speak to her and begin to heal the wounds of her past.

This stunning novel weaves together prose, poems, and vignettes to tell the story of Angel, a young woman whose past was shaped by domestic violence but whose love of language and music and the gift of community grant her the chance to find herself again.

Author: Mahogany L. Browne
ISBN-10: 059317643X
ISBN-13: 9780593176436
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2022
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515789 / Vinyl Moon


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2021
Publishers Weekly 12/06/2021
School Library Journal 01/01/2022 pg. 75
Booklist 01/01/2022 pg. 72
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2022