Black Boy Joy
  • Published: 19 October 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593379936
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $35.00

Black Boy Joy

17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

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Paperback
5 Sep 2023
Hardback
19 Oct 2021
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Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors--including Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia!
 
"Pick up Black Boy Joy for a heavy dose of happiness."—Booklist, starred review

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • FIVE STARRED REVIEWS

Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors—including Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia.

★ "Pick up Black Boy Joy for a heavy dose of happiness." —Booklist, starred review

Black boy joy is…
 
Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.
Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race.
Finding your voice—and your rhymes—during tough times.
Flying on your skateboard like nobody’s watching.
 
And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

Contributors include: B. B. Alston, Dean Atta, P. Djèlí Clark, Jay Coles, Jerry Craft, Lamar Giles, Don P. Hooper, George M. Johnson, Varian Johnson, Kwame Mbalia, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tochi Onyebuchi, Julian Randall, Jason Reynolds, Justin Reynolds, DaVaun Sanders, and Julian Winters
  • Published: 19 October 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593379936
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $35.00
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About the author

Kwame Mbalia

Kwame Mbalia is the New York Times best-selling author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, for which he received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor award.The book was also named to best-of-the-year listscompiled by Publishers Weekly, the Chicago Public Library, and the New York Times.The second book in the trilogy is Tristan Strong Destroys the World, and the third is Tristan Strong Keeps Punching. Kwame is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney Hyperion called Freedom Fire, devoted to publishing middle grade fiction by Black creators about the African diaspora. Kwame lives with his wife and children in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he is currently working on the new middle grade fantasy series. Follow him on Twitter @KSekouM.

Also by Kwame Mbalia

Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, The Graphic Novel
Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Keeps Punching-A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 3
Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Destroys the World-A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 2
Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky-A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 1
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Praise for Black Boy Joy

* "A unique, timely, and necessary read."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
 
* "In a world where Black boys' stories are often tragedies, statistics, and stereotypes, this work surely reclaims ownership over the boldness, creativity, and wholeness they possess. A great addition to a classroom collection and an even better family read; pick up Black Boy Joy for a heavy dose of happiness."--Booklist, starred review
 
* "This book is a must-have in every collection for its variety of topics and its celebration of Black boyhood in all its forms."--School Library Journal, starred review
 
"This anthology for middle-graders is beautifully and unapologetically written, allowing anyone, regardless of age, sex or race, to feel a sense of pride and joy in being true to themselves."--Shelf Awareness
 
"A book that, in addition to celebrating joy, reminds readers that getting excited and caring—about people, about stuff—is cool and rewarding."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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