# Chlorine Sky - Hardcover

by **Mahogany L. Browne** (Author)

**"An absolute masterpiece." -Elizabeth Acevedo, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Poet X_**

From the first ever poet-in-residence at Lincoln Center comes a bold coming-of-age story told in verse about a young woman who loses a best friend, but finds herself in the process. The joys of basketball, the tumult of high school, and the bonds of family are lyrically woven together in this must-read novel.

With Lay Li I don't have to think too hard  
_I'm the friend of the star_  
_& I don't mind, not at all_  
_It gives me time to think about my dreams & the WNBA_  
_But when I call Lay Li & she don't pick up_  
_A pit in my stomach grows like a redwood tree_

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 doesn't mean Sky can't shine on her own.

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.

"A story about heart and backbone, and one only Mahogany L. Browne could bring forth." -Jason Reynolds, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Long Way Down_

### Author Biography

Mahogany L. Browne is a California-born, Brooklyn-based writer, educator, activist, mentor, and curator. She has published several books of poetry, and she is an Urban Word NYC Artistic Director (as seen on HBO's Brave New Voices), founder of Women Writers of Color Reading Room, and Director of BLM@Pratt Programming, and facilitates performance poetry and writing workshops throughout the country.

Mahogany's poetry picture books include Black Girl Magic and Woke Baby.

**Number of Pages:** 192

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN

**Publication Date:** January 12, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Chlorine Sky

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 5.5

**Point Value:** 3

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- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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