Books Archive - Creative Writing http://writing.newschool.org/books/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:32:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://writing.newschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-Creative_Writing-square-32x32.jpg Books Archive - Creative Writing http://writing.newschool.org/books/ 32 32 Ways to Make Sunshine https://writing.newschool.org/books/ways-to-make-sunshine/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:32:32 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83775 “Intermittently funny, frustrating, and touching. . . . Allows Black readers to see themselves and all readers to find a character they can love. Move over Ramona Quimby, Portland has […]

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]]> Some Places More Than Others https://writing.newschool.org/books/some-places-more-than-others/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:13:23 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83773 All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father’s family in New York City-Harlem, to be exact. She can’t wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins […]

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]]> The 1619 Project: Born on the Water https://writing.newschool.org/books/the-1619-project-born-on-the-water/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:07:25 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83771 A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years […]

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]]> All the Blues in the Sky https://writing.newschool.org/books/all-the-blues-in-the-sky/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:51:08 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83769 “If you’re looking for a story that offers hope in the midst of grief and shines a light on the road back to joy, look no further. All the Blues in […]

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]]> Black Girl You Are Atlas https://writing.newschool.org/books/black-girl-you-are-atlas/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:36:36 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83767 In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Using a variety […]

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]]> Love Is a Revolution https://writing.newschool.org/books/love-is-a-revolution/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:28:51 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83765 “One of the most radical things a Black girl can do is know that she is both worthy of love and deserving of joy. In Love Is a Revolution, Watson takes […]

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]]> Ways to Grow Love https://writing.newschool.org/books/ways-to-grow-love/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:19:16 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83763 “Watson’s heroine is smart and courageous, bringing her optimistic attitude to any challenge she faces. . . . The second installment in this spirited series is a hit”. -Kirkus Reviews […]

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]]> skin & bones https://writing.newschool.org/books/skin-bones/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:10:33 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83761 “A beautifully poetic meditation on race, history, and parenthood. Renee Watson is brilliantly unafraid, and the reward of that fearlessness is on these pages.”  – Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award […]

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]]> Betty Before X https://writing.newschool.org/books/betty-before-x/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:00:31 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83758 “[T]his moving fictional account of the early life of the late civil rights leader and widow of Malcolm X draws on the recollections of family and friends. The result is a […]

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]]> What Momma Left Me https://writing.newschool.org/books/what-momma-left-me/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:55:12 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83756 Serenity is good at keeping secrets, and she’s got a whole lifetime’s worth of them. Her mother is dead, her father is gone, and starting life over at her grandparents’ […]

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]]> Ways to Share Joy https://writing.newschool.org/books/ways-to-share-joy/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:52:45 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83754 Ryan Hart is caught in the middle. She has an older brother and a new baby sister, and she’s in a friendship tug-of-war with two friends who both want to […]

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]]> Harlem’s Little Blackbird https://writing.newschool.org/books/harlems-little-blackbird/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:58:02 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83751 “With a text that stylistically sings yet is packed with information, the book introduces a woman who, though part of the Harlem Renaissance, is not well remembered by history.” –Booklist […]

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]]> Summer Is Here https://writing.newschool.org/books/summer-is-here/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:52:22 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83749 The stunning combination of Watson’s poetic text with Jackson’s delightful illustrations make this an ideal selection for both group read-alouds and one-on-one sharing. Highly recommended for purchase. -School Library Journal […]

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]]> Ways to Build Dreams https://writing.newschool.org/books/ways-to-build-dreams/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:46:12 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83747 Middle school is just around the corner for Ryan Hart, which means it’s time to start thinking about the future-and not just how to prank her brother, Ray! During Black […]

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]]> Cicely Tyson https://writing.newschool.org/books/cicely-tyson/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:37:48 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83745 “[An] immaculate tribute.” — Publishers Weekly “A lyrical salute to the long-lived performer, fashion plate, and human rights activist. Further brightens a light who was already shining.”  — Kirkus Reviews Cicely Tyson […]

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]]> Maya’s Song https://writing.newschool.org/books/mayas-song/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:28:02 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83743 ‘Eloquent free verse poems recall pivotal events in the life of Maya Angelou. Layered illustrations reinforce the weight of words—and their absence. This exquisite tribute to one of America’s most influential […]

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]]> A Place Where Hurricanes Happen https://writing.newschool.org/books/a-place-where-hurricanes-happen/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:49:42 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83739 New Orleans is known as a place where hurricanes happen . . . but that’s just one side of the story. Children of New Orleans tell about their experiences of Hurricane […]

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]]> She Persisted: Oprah Winfrey https://writing.newschool.org/books/she-persisted-oprah-winfrey/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:45:37 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83736 “This is a lively introduction to the life of a woman who beat many odds to become successful. . . . A highly recommended addition to this stellar series.” —Kirkus […]

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]]> Reboot https://writing.newschool.org/books/reboot/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:51:38 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83733 “Taylor also demonstrates the broader public costs of living inside narratives, especially the most polluted ones — antisemitism, QAnon, lizard people. . . . Though ‘funnier than Don DeLillo’ may […]

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]]> Riding with the Ghost https://writing.newschool.org/books/riding-with-the-ghost/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:31:11 +0000 https://writing.newschool.org/?post_type=book&p=83730 “Taylor jumps back and forth in time, treading carefully and precisely through the delicate territory of his father’s suicidal depression, never veering into the sentimental as he works toward understanding.” […]

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