Black Girl You Are Atlas B. B. Alston From award-winning Palestinian author Ibtisam

From award-winning Palestinian author Ibtisam Barakat comes a touching account of coming of age against a backdrop of political turmoil in the Middle East

With one case already under their belts

assessing existing practices and marking paths forward

and the quest for enlightenment at any cost to vivid and startling life and provide the perfect companion to his Olympians series

Some can’t understand why she doesn’t know where she comes from

Black Girl You Are Atlas B. B. Alston From award-winning Palestinian author IbtisamA thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award winning author and poet Rene Watson. In this semi autobiographical collection of poems, Rene Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls