“Will leave readers thinking about the ways that humor can be a survival tool in a world that tends to put people in boxes.” — Publishers Weekly
Listen in as ten YA authors—some familiar, some new—use their own brands of humor to share stories about growing up between cultures. Edited by acclaimed author and speaker Mitali Perkins, this collection of fiction and nonfiction uses a mix of styles as diverse as their authors, from laugh-out-loud funny to wry, ironic, or poignant, in prose, poetry, and comic form.
With stories by:
Cherry Cheva
Varian Johnson
G. Neri
Naomi Shihab Nye
Mitali Perkins
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Debbie Rigaud
Francisco X. Stork
Gene Luen Yang
David Yoo
Listen in as ten YA authors—some familiar, some new—use their own brands of humor to share stories about growing up between cultures. Edited by acclaimed author and speaker Mitali Perkins, this collection of fiction and nonfiction uses a mix of styles as diverse as their authors, from laugh-out-loud funny to wry, ironic, or poignant, in prose, poetry, and comic form.
With stories by:
Cherry Cheva
Varian Johnson
G. Neri
Naomi Shihab Nye
Mitali Perkins
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Debbie Rigaud
Francisco X. Stork
Gene Luen Yang
David Yoo
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780763690953
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Date: 08-23-2016
Pages: 144
Product Dimensions: 5.20(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years