Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson Illustrations by Ekua Holmes ( Signed Copies)
| Article number: | 9780593461709 |
| Availability: | In stock (12) |
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Award-winning author and poet Renée Watson looks back at her childhood and urges readers to look forward at their futures with love, understanding, and celebration in this fully illustrated poetry collection.
Watson crafts a semi-autobiographical collection that speaks to the girls she was in her youth and expansive experience of Black girlhood as it cycles toward womanhood via sharp and loving poetry... (PWNov23)
About the Author: Renée Watson is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, educator, and community activist. Her books have sold over one million copies. Her young adult novel, Piecing Me Together (Bloomsbury, 2017), received a Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor. Her children's picture books and novels for teens have received several awards and international recognition. She has given readings and lectures at many places, including the United Nations, the Library of Congress, and the U.S. embassies in Japan and New Zealand. Her poetry and fiction center the experiences of Black girls and women, and explore themes of home, identity, and the intersections of race, class, and gender.
About the Illustrator: Ekua Holmes is a collage-based artist who investigates family histories, relationship dynamics, childhood impressions, and the power of hope, faith, and self-determination in her work. She has created and led workshops, been a visiting artist and lecturer, and held artist residencies throughout New England.