Bibliograph

Cool, awkward, black, edited by Karen Strong

Type

Label

Cool, awkward, black, edited by Karen Strong

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

Cool, awkward, black

Oclc number

1351694026

Responsibility statement

edited by Karen Strong

Summary

A girl who believes in UFOs; a boy who might have finally found his Prince Charming; a hopeful performer who dreams of being cast in her school's production of The Sound of Music; a misunderstood magician of sorts with a power she doesn't quite understand. These plotlines and many more compose the eclectic stories found within the pages of this dynamic, exciting, and expansive collection featuring exclusively Black characters. From contemporary to historical, fantasy to sci-fi, magical to realistic, and with contributions from a powerhouse list of self-proclaimed geeks and bestselling, award-winning authors, this life-affirming anthology celebrates and redefines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness--both in the real world and those imagined

Target audience

adolescent

Classification