The Blacker the Berry: Poem Young Adult Fiction Asian American & Pacific Islander Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism African American & Black whom he struggles to protect

whom he struggles to protect from her father

Readers who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham and Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming will find much to love in One Crazy Summer

This is where Curzon the boy becomes Curzon the young man

" called it "witty and original

and Keisha is once again plunged into the darkness she’s fought so hard to escape

The Blacker the Berry: Poem Young Adult Fiction Asian American & Pacific Islander Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism African American & Black whom he struggles to protectBlack is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread; snowberries in the fall; rich, red cranberries; and the bronzed last leaves of summer. In this lyrical and luminous poetry collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many shades of Black beautifully. Included in Brightly's list of recommended diverse poetry picture books for kids. "Highly recommended for home and school libraries,"