Jabari Tries
Title | Jabari Tries PDF eBook |
Author | Gaia Cornwall |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | 35 |
Release | 2022-02-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1536227951 |
Jabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard! But making it go from CRASH to WHOOSH will take grit, patience, and maybe even a little help from his sister. Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! “It’ll be easy. I don’t need any help,” he declares. But it doesn’t work! Jabari is frustrated. Good thing Dad is there for a pep talk and his little sister, Nika, is there to assist, fairy wings and all. With the endearing father-child dynamic of Jabari Jumps and engaging mixed-media illustrations, Gaia Cornwall’s tale shows that through perseverance and flexibility, an inventive thought can become a brilliant reality.
Jabari Jumps
Title | Jabari Jumps PDF eBook |
Author | Gaia Cornwall |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | 32 |
Release | 2020-10-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1536220671 |
Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almost absolutely ready to make a giant splash. Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He’s finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he’s a great jumper, so he’s not scared at all. “Looks easy,” says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly appealing tale of overcoming your fears, newcomer Gaia Cornwall captures a moment between a patient and encouraging father and a determined little boy you can’t help but root for.
Yonder
Title | Yonder PDF eBook |
Author | Jabari Asim |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2023-01-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1982163178 |
"The Water Dancer meets The Prophets in this spare, gripping, and beautifully rendered novel exploring love and friendship among a group of enslaved Black strivers in the mid-nineteenth century"--
We Can't Breathe
Title | We Can't Breathe PDF eBook |
Author | Jabari Asim |
Publisher | Picador |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 2018-10-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1250174511 |
A Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay Insightful and searing essays that celebrate the vibrancy and strength of black history and culture in America by critically acclaimed writer Jabari Asim In We Can’t Breathe, Jabari Asim disrupts what Toni Morrison has exposed as the “Master Narrative” and replaces it with a story of black survival and persistence through art and community in the face of centuries of racism. In eight wide-ranging and penetrating essays, he explores such topics as the twisted legacy of jokes and falsehoods in black life; the importance of black fathers and community; the significance of black writers and stories; and the beauty and pain of the black body. What emerges is a rich portrait of a community and culture that has resisted, survived, and flourished despite centuries of racism, violence, and trauma. These thought-provoking essays present a different side of American history, one that doesn’t depend on a narrative steeped in oppression but rather reveals black voices telling their own stories.
Jabari
Title | Jabari PDF eBook |
Author | Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds |
Publisher | Around the Way Books |
Total Pages | 164 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 0975534254 |
A Taste of Honey
Title | A Taste of Honey PDF eBook |
Author | Jabari Asim |
Publisher | Crown |
Total Pages | 226 |
Release | 2010-03-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0767919785 |
Poignant and powerful, this debut collection from preeminent writer and critic Jabari Asim heralds his arrival as an exciting new voice in African American fiction. ______________________________________________________________________ Through a series of fictional episodes set against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent years in modern history, Asim brings into pin-sharp focus how the tumultuous events of '68 affected real people's lives and shaped the country we live in today. The sixteen connected stories in this exciting debut are set in the fictional Midwestern town of Gateway City, where second generation off-spring of the Great Migrators have pieced together a thriving, if fragile existence. With police brutality on the rise, the civil rights movement gaining momentum, and wars raging at home and abroad, Asim has conjured a community that stands on edge. But it is the individual struggles with love, childrearing, adolescence, etc, lyrically chronicled here, that create a piercing portrait of humanity. In I'd Rather Go Blind and Zombies, young Crispus Jones, who while sensitive to the tremors of upheaval around him is still much more concerned with his crush on neighbor Polly and if he's ever going to be as cool as his brother. When Ray Mortimer, a white cop, kills the owner of his favorite candy store, Crispus becomes aware of malice even more scary than zombies and the ghost that he thinks may be haunting his house. In The Wheat from the Tares and A Virtuous Woman, Rose Whittier deals with her abusive husband with a desperate resignation until his past catches up with him and she's given a second chance at love. And Gabriel, her suitor, realizes that his whole-hearted commitment to The Struggle may have to give way for his own shot at romance. And in Ashes to Ashes we see how a single act of despicable violence in their childhoods cements a lasting connection between two unlikely friends. From Crispus' tender innocence to Ray Mortimer's near pure evil, to Rose's quiet determination, the characters in this book and their journeys showcase a world that is brimming with grace and meaning and showcases the talents of a writer at the top of his game.
Whose Knees are These?
Title | Whose Knees are These? PDF eBook |
Author | Jabari Asim |
Publisher | LB Kids |
Total Pages | 14 |
Release | 2008-12-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 031605576X |
Takes a loving look at knees from the vantage point of a mother's lap.