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When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
WINNER OF THE NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZE WINNER OF THE PEN/ JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY A TIME TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025 AN ATLANTIC TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025 A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025 AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN AMAZON...
This collection is a powerful reckoning with violence, shame, and easy pessimism in which Smith relies on artistic resilience to envision futures that seem possible.
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Pride History Month 2024
"LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender Icons. In addition to biographies and musical works by their 2024 picks, we've added biographies by a-spec and Two Spirit icons, as well as general nonfict..."
