Literary FictionYoung Adult
A black teenage girl navigates depression and identity in a stifling suburb, seeking to live on her own terms.
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A black teenage girl navigates depression and identity in a stifling suburb, seeking to live on her own terms.
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"Unflinchingly irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartbreakingly honest." —Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X In the vein of powerful reads like The Hate U Give and The Poet X , comes poet Morgan Parker's pitch-perfect novel about a black teenage girl searching for her identity when the world around her views her depression as a lack of faith and blackness as something to be politely ignored. Trapped in sunny, stifling, small-tow...
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Romance & sex
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Minor references to sexual themes or attraction; not central or explicit.
Violence & gore
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Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language; recurring but not pervasive.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol or drugs; not a central theme.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor presence of LGBTQ+ characters or themes; not central.
Religious content
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Moderate religious themes; depression viewed as lack of faith.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Moderate social messaging on race and identity; recurring theme.
Self-harm / suicide
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Major focus on depression; ideation likely central to story.
Abuse & suffering
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Minor references to systemic racism or social cruelty.
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