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A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best friend. Perfect for readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Nikki Grimes.
"Mahogany L. Browne's debut YA ia an absolute masterpiece. It will leave you breathless." -Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X
She looks me hard in my eyes
& my knees lock into tree trunks
My eyes don't dance like my heartbeat racing
They stare straight back hot daggers.
I remember things will never be the same.
I remember things.
With gritty and heartbreaking honesty, Mahogany L. Browne delivers a novel-in-verse about broken promises, fast rumors, and when growing up means growing apart from your best friend.
Mahogany L. Browne
Mahogany L. Browne is a writer, playwright, organizer, and educator as well as a NY Emmy, NAACP, and Audie finalist. A 2022 Kennedy Center Next 50 Fellow and inaugural Poet-in-Residence at Lincoln Center, her collection Chrome Valley won the 2024 Paterson Poetry Prize. Her young adult novel, A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe was longlisted for the National Book Award. She holds an honorary doctorate from Marymount College. Browne lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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