Black Enough

<p><b>Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today-<i>Black Enough</i> is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it's like to be young and Black in America. A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.</b></p><p>Black is...sisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by Renee Watson.</p><p>Black is...three friends walking back from the community pool talking about nothing and everything, in a story by Jason Reynolds.</p><p>Black is...Nic Stone's high-class beauty dating a boy her momma would never approve of.</p><p>Black is...two girls kissing in Justina Ireland's story set in Maryland.</p><p>Black is urban and rural, wealthy and poor, mixed race, immigrants, and more-because <i>there are countless ways to be Black enough. </i></p><p><b><i>Contributors:</p><br>Justina Ireland</br><p>Varian Johnson</p><br>Rita Williams-Garcia</br><p>Dhonielle Clayton</p><br>Kekla Magoon</br><p>Leah Henderson</p><br>Tochi Onyebuchi</br><p>Jason Reynolds</p><br>Nic Stone</br><p>Liara Tamani</p><br>Renee Watson</br><p>Tracey Baptiste</p><br>Coe Booth</br><p>Brandy Colbert</p><br>Jay Coles</br><p>Ibi Zoboi</p><br>Lamar Giles</i></b></br><p><Br></p><ul><li><b>A Star-Studded YA Anthology:</b> Featuring seventeen acclaimed and bestselling authors including Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Rene Watson, and Justina Ireland.</li><li><b>Authentic Coming of Age Stories:</b> Explore the joys, heartbreaks, and questions of the modern Black teen experience, from summer camp revelations to first kisses.</li><li><b>Exploring Black Identity:</b> Tackles the question of what it means to be Black enough through stories about nerds, LGBTQ+ teens, rich kids, rural kids, and everyone in between.</li><li><b>A Call for Empathy and Understandin</b> A powerful and moving collection that serves as both a mirror for Black teens to see themselves and a window for others to build understanding.</li></ul>