![]() ![]() ![]() When she talks about home, family and food you can feel this warmth of realness that is both familiar and refreshing, the latter because I haven’t read many people who can write this well. Zuri is also a poet and besides the poems in the novel, there are many moments that come off as lyrical as well. She’s dealing with the social tensions of being Afro-Latinx in a rapidly changing Bushwick, applying for college and the possibility of losing her sister’s attention for the summer. While it does feature a young adult cast, I wouldn’t suggest you shy away from it because it may seem “young adult.” This book is one of the best modernizations I have read in a long time (and I dearly hope it gets made into a movie!). ![]() (Is it a truth universally acknowledged that I get excited for them?) But Ibi Zoboi’s “ Pride: A Pride & Prejudice Remix” was a whole new level of buzz for me.įeaturing a diverse cast of characters, specifically Afro-Latinx Bennets (or, in this novel, the Benetiz family) I knew I had to get my hands on this. I’m always intrigued by Pride and Prejudice adaptations. ![]()
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