Ain't burned all the bright

Reynolds, Jason, author.

First edition.

Book

New York : Atheneum, 2022

©2022

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm

New York Times Jason Reynolds and his best bud, Jason Griffin had a mind-meld. And they decided to tackle it, in one fell swoop, in about ten sentences, and 300 pages of art. This piece, this contemplation-manifesto-fierce-v​u​l​n​e​r​a​b​l​e​-​g​o​r​g​e​o​u​s​-​t​e​r​r​i​f​y​i​n​g​-​w​h​a​t​i​s​w​r​o​n​g​w​i​t​h​h​u​m​a​n​s​-​h​o​p​e​-​f​i​l​l​e​d​-​h​o​p​e​f​u​l​-​s​e​a​r​i​n​g​-​E​y​e​-​P​o​p​p​i​n​g​l​y​-​I​l​l​u​s​t​r​a​t​e​d​-​t​e​n​d​e​r​-​h​e​a​r​t​b​r​e​a​k​i​n​g​-​h​o​w​-​T​h​e​-​H​E​C​K​-​d​i​d​-​T​h​e​y​-​C​o​m​e​-​U​P​-​w​i​t​h​-​T​h​i​s project about oxygen. And all of the symbolism attached to that word, especially NOW. And so for anyone who didn't really know what it means to not be able to breathe, REALLY for a generation exactly how it is.

Ages 12 and up. Atheneum.

Grades 7-9. Atheneum.

African Americans -- Juvenile poetry.

Children's poetry, American.

Young adult fiction.

Prose poems.

Poetry.

Griffin, Jason, illustrator.

9781534439467