Ain't Burned All the Bright
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books · Hardcover · January 11, 2022
A Caldecott Honor winner!
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- Who it’s for
- A compact, image-driven read that balances immediacy with room to think.
- Genres
- YA Poetry, African American YA, Activism & Social Justice
- Published
- Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, January 11, 2022
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A Caldecott Honor winner! Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. Written by #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds. Jason Reynolds and his best bud, Jason Griffin, had a mind-meld.
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And they decided to tackle it, in one fell swoop, in about ten sentences, and 300 pages of art, this piece, this contemplation-manifesto-fierce-vulnerable-gorgeous-terrifying-WhatIsWrongWithHumans-hope-filled-hopeful-searing-Eye-Poppingly-Illustrated-tender-heartbreaking-how-The-HECK-did-They-Come-UP-with-This project about oxygen. And all of the symbolism attached to that word, especially NOW. And so for anyone who didn’t really know what it means to not be able to breathe, REALLY breathe, for generations, now you know. And those who already do, you’ll be nodding yep yep, that is exactly how it is.
Sharp and Spare
A compact, image-driven read that balances immediacy with room to think.
Come here for
- Jason Reynolds’s voice in a compact, visually aware form
- A quick, serious read with room to linger
Expect
- Straightforward language
- Cultural context without fuss
Where it sits
| Activism & Social Justice | 52% |
|---|---|
| African American YA | 43% |
| YA Poetry | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Parents
- African American YA
- Prejudice & Racism for Teens
- Authors
- Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin
- Publisher
- Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
- Published
- January 11, 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Parents