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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Coleen Booth, C. N. C., Ibi Zoboi
4.0
[3.5 stars]
A sweet collection of YA contemporary stories that features an all black cast (by all black authors). None of the stories really stood out to me but I'm glad this anthology exists and includes stories of all kinds of black teens (biracial, queer, rich, poor, etc.) that mostly deal with normal everyday life. Of course, race is an issue for these characters, but the ways in which these conflicts are portrayed never feel too heavy or unbearable. I don't know what it's like to be a person of color but I imagine that these stories capture some of the concerns quite well while also making space for hope and lightheartedness.
My favorite stories include Warning: Color May Fade by Leah Henderson (about a girl finding her voice in art school), Out of the Silence by Kekla Magoon (an eerie letter to a dead girl), Samson & the Delilahs by Tochi Onyebuchi, and The (R)evolution of Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi (about a girl who's dad is a cult leader; I'd love to see a novelization of this one!).
A sweet collection of YA contemporary stories that features an all black cast (by all black authors). None of the stories really stood out to me but I'm glad this anthology exists and includes stories of all kinds of black teens (biracial, queer, rich, poor, etc.) that mostly deal with normal everyday life. Of course, race is an issue for these characters, but the ways in which these conflicts are portrayed never feel too heavy or unbearable. I don't know what it's like to be a person of color but I imagine that these stories capture some of the concerns quite well while also making space for hope and lightheartedness.
My favorite stories include Warning: Color May Fade by Leah Henderson (about a girl finding her voice in art school), Out of the Silence by Kekla Magoon (an eerie letter to a dead girl), Samson & the Delilahs by Tochi Onyebuchi, and The (R)evolution of Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi (about a girl who's dad is a cult leader; I'd love to see a novelization of this one!).