# Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood - Hardcover

by **Kwame Mbalia** (Editor)

**THE INSTANT #1 _NEW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLER - FIVE STARRED REVIEWS**

**Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors--including Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia.**

★ "Pick up _Black Boy Joy_ for a heavy dose of happiness." --_Booklist_, starred review

Black boy joy is...

Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.  
Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race.  
Finding your voice--and your rhymes--during tough times.  
Flying on your skateboard like nobody's watching.

And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

**Contributors include** B. B. Alston, Dean Atta, P. Djèlí Clark, Jay Coles, Jerry Craft, Lamar Giles, Don P. Hooper, George M. Johnson, Varian Johnson, Kwame Mbalia, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tochi Onyebuchi, Julian Randall, Jason Reynolds, Justin Reynolds, DaVaun Sanders, and Julian Winters

### Author Biography

**Kwame Mbalia** is a husband, father, writer, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author, and former pharmaceutical metrologist, in that order. He is the author of the Tristan Strong trilogy, The Last Gate of the Emperor duology, and _Black Boy Joy_\--an anthology of 17 stories celebrating Black boyhood. His work has received numerous starred reviews and a Coretta Scott King honor. A Howard University graduate and a Midwesterner now in North Carolina, Kwame survives on dad jokes and Cheez-Its.

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 1.3 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 03, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.6

**Point Value:** 8

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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