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Good night stories for rebel girls, 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic, edited by Lilly Workneh ; foreword by CaShawn Thompson ; [contributors: Diana Odero, Sonja Thomas, Jestine Ware, Lily Workneh]

Label
Good night stories for rebel girls, 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic, edited by Lilly Workneh ; foreword by CaShawn Thompson ; [contributors: Diana Odero, Sonja Thomas, Jestine Ware, Lily Workneh]
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237)
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Good night stories for rebel girls
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
edited by Lilly Workneh ; foreword by CaShawn Thompson ; [contributors: Diana Odero, Sonja Thomas, Jestine Ware, Lily Workneh]
Sub title
100 real-life tales of Black girl magic
Summary
The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 barrier-breaking Black women and girls who showcase the spirit of Black Girl Magic. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic celebrates the lives and accomplishments of 100 barrier-breaking Black women and girls who showcase the spirit of Black Girl Magic. Edited by award-winning journalist Lilly Workneh, with a foreword by CaShawn Thompson, creator of the hashtag #BlackGirlsAreMagic, the book includes stories of real women from all walks of life written in fairy tale style. Arranged in alphabetical order by first name, each brief biography is accompanied by a vibrant full-page illustration. Contemporaries like tennis player Naomi Osaka, astronaut Jeanette Epps, and filmmaker Ava DuVernay join historical figures like aviator Bessie Coleman, Empress Taytu Betul, and journalist Ida B. Wells. Readers will also meet chess champion Phiona Mutesi, video game designer Muriel Tramis, punk rocker Poly Styrene, and chef Leah Chase. The book exclusively features the work of Black female and non-binary editors, authors, and illustrators as they drive the stories of these phenomenal women from around the world and throughout history
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
100 real-life tales of Black girl magicOne hundred real-life tales of Black girl magicBlack girl magic
Classification
writerofforeword