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Patrice Caldwell

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A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

Patrice Caldwell

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Eternally Yours

Chloe Gong, Patrice Caldwell, Kat Cho, Hafsah Faizal, Sarah Gailey, Alexis Henderson, Kalynn Bayron, Casey McQuiston, Sandhya Menon, Akshaya Raman, Marie Rutkoski, Julian Winters, Adib Khorram, Melissa De La Cruz, Kendare Blake

Anthologies Monsters
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Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

By: Patrice Caldwell
Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic. With stories by: Elizabeth Acevedo, Amerie, Patrice Caldwell, Dhonielle Clayton, J. Marcelle Corrie, Somaiya Daud, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, L. L. McKinney, Danielle Paige, Rebecca Roanhorse, Karen Strong, Ashley Woodfolk, and Ibi Zoboi. Evoking Beyoncé's Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler's heirs, have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that centers Black women and gender nonconforming individuals. A Phoenix First Must Burn will take you on a journey from folktales retold to futuristic societies and everything in between. Filled with stories of love and betrayal, strength and resistance, this collection contains an array of complex and true-to-life characters in which you cannot help but see yourself reflected. Witches and scientists, sisters and lovers, priestesses and rebels: the heroines of A Phoenix First Must Burn shine brightly. You will never forget them.
13-18 Years 370 Pages
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By: Chloe Gong , Patrice Caldwell , Kat Cho , Hafsah Faizal , Sarah Gailey , Alexis Henderson , Kalynn Bayron , Casey McQuiston , Sandhya Menon , Akshaya Raman , Marie Rutkoski , Julian Winters , Adib Khorram , Melissa De La Cruz , Kendare Blake
Give in to an irresistible collection of paranormal romance where the only force more powerful than the supernatural is love itself. This spellbinding anthology invites you to explore romance in its many beautiful and monstrous forms, featuring vampires, merpeople, angels, demons, and creatures of legend. Follow a girl in a graveyard as she embarks on an unexpected date, watch as a shipwrecked sailor makes a forbidden connection on an isolated island, and listen as a haunting piano melody summons a soul mate across the boundary of life and death. Each tale transports you to a world where romance defies the rules of nature, blending dark fantasy with deep emotional stakes. Written by a phenomenal lineup of beloved authors, these stories span centuries, crossing land and sea to deliver unforgettable tales of life after life. Once you sink into these pages, the magic and romance will never let you go.
Anthologies Monsters Short Stories
13-18 Years 417 Pages
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