Chlorine Sky
Author: Browne, Mahogany L.
ISBN: 9780593176429
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 16 May 2023
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;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 Nikki Grimes and Jason Reynolds.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Pquot;Mahogany L. BrowneP#39;s debut YA is an absolute masterpiece. It will leave you breathless.Pquot; -Elizabeth Acevedo, Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt; bestselling author of Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;The Poet XPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Pquot;An absolute masterpiece.Pquot; -Elizabeth Acevedo, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;The Poet XPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;From the first ever poet-in-residence at Lincoln Center comes a bold coming-of-age story told in verse about a young womanP#160;who loses a best friend, but finds herselfP#160;in the process.P#160;The joys of basketball, the tumult of high school, and the bonds of family are lyrically woven together in this must-read novel.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;With Lay Li I donP#8217;t have to think too hardPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;IP#8217;m the friend of the starPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Pamp; I donP#8217;t mind, not at allPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;It gives me time to think about my dreams Pamp; the WNBAPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;But when I call Lay Li Pamp; she donP#8217;t pick upPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;A pit in my stomach grows like a redwood treePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Sky is used to standing in the shadow of her best friend. Lay Li is the sun everyone orbits around. But since high school started, Lay Li has begun attracting the attention of boys, and Sky is left out in the cold. The only place Sky can find her footing is on the basketball court. With each dribble of the ball, Sky begins to find her own rhythm. Lay Li may always be the sun, but that doesnP#8217;t mean Sky canP#8217;t shine on her own.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;With gritty and heartbreaking honesty, a critically acclaimed poet, delivers her first novel in verse about broken promises, fast rumors, and learning to generate your own light.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;A story about heart and backbone, and one only Mahogany L. Browne could bring forth.P#8221; P#8211;Jason Reynolds, #1 Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Long Way DownPlt;/iPgt;
ISBN: 9780593176429
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 16 May 2023
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;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 Nikki Grimes and Jason Reynolds.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Pquot;Mahogany L. BrowneP#39;s debut YA is an absolute masterpiece. It will leave you breathless.Pquot; -Elizabeth Acevedo, Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt; bestselling author of Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;The Poet XPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Pquot;An absolute masterpiece.Pquot; -Elizabeth Acevedo, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;The Poet XPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;From the first ever poet-in-residence at Lincoln Center comes a bold coming-of-age story told in verse about a young womanP#160;who loses a best friend, but finds herselfP#160;in the process.P#160;The joys of basketball, the tumult of high school, and the bonds of family are lyrically woven together in this must-read novel.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;With Lay Li I donP#8217;t have to think too hardPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;IP#8217;m the friend of the starPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Pamp; I donP#8217;t mind, not at allPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;It gives me time to think about my dreams Pamp; the WNBAPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;But when I call Lay Li Pamp; she donP#8217;t pick upPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;A pit in my stomach grows like a redwood treePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Sky is used to standing in the shadow of her best friend. Lay Li is the sun everyone orbits around. But since high school started, Lay Li has begun attracting the attention of boys, and Sky is left out in the cold. The only place Sky can find her footing is on the basketball court. With each dribble of the ball, Sky begins to find her own rhythm. Lay Li may always be the sun, but that doesnP#8217;t mean Sky canP#8217;t shine on her own.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;With gritty and heartbreaking honesty, a critically acclaimed poet, delivers her first novel in verse about broken promises, fast rumors, and learning to generate your own light.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;A story about heart and backbone, and one only Mahogany L. Browne could bring forth.P#8221; P#8211;Jason Reynolds, #1 Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Long Way DownPlt;/iPgt;
