Pride: A Pride & Prejudice Remix Contributor(s): Zoboi, Ibi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062564056 ISBN-13: 9780062564054 Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Class Differences - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Contemporary |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 197782 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. 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) |
Contributor Bio(s): Zoboi, Ibi: - Ibi Zoboi is the author of American Street, a National Book Award finalist. She was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She also edited the anthology Black Enough. Ibi's writing has been published in the New York Times Book Review, The Horn Book, and the Rumpus, among others. After living in Brooklyn for most of her life, she now lives in New Jersey with her family. You can find her online at ibizoboi.net. |