Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Pride

A Pride & Prejudice Remix

Ibi Zoboi

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 17, 2019

In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic.

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Who it’s for
First love, family ties, and a changing Brooklyn neighborhood share the frame in this Austen remix.
Themes
Cultural identity, Gentrification and class, Young love
Genres
Contemporary YA Romance, Diverse YA Fiction, Class & Inequality for Teens

About this book

In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. A smart, funny, gorgeous retelling starring all characters of color. Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots.

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But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding. But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick’s changing landscape, or lose it all. "Zoboi skillfully depicts the vicissitudes of teenage relationships, and Zuri’s outsize pride and poetic sensibility make her a sympathetic teenager in a contemporary story about race, gentrification, and young love." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")

Pride Meets Change

First love, family ties, and a changing Brooklyn neighborhood share the frame in this Austen remix.

Come here for

  • Brooklyn and Afro-Latino pride
  • Romantic tension alongside class and gentrification

Expect

  • A playful, layered Pride and Prejudice retelling
  • Teenage relationships shaped by family, identity, and change

Where it sits

Contemporary YA Romance55%
Diverse YA Fiction43%
Class & Inequality for Teens30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Classics
  • Coming of Age
  • Diverse YA Fiction
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
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  • Novels in Verse for Teens
  • African American YA
  • YA Poetry
  • Contemporary YA Romance
Authors
Ibi Zoboi
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
December 17, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Cultural identity · Gentrification and class · Young love
Reading lane
YA Classics