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A Phoenix First Must Burn

by Patrice Caldwell
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Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic.
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.
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Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781984835666
  • Release date: March 10, 2020

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  • ISBN: 9781984835666
  • Release date: March 10, 2020

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  • ISBN: 9781984835666
  • File size: 11007 KB
  • Release date: March 10, 2020
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Kindle Book
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subjects

Fantasy Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.4
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:4

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