Calling the moon 16 period stories from BIPOC authors

Large Print 2023

An essential, highly relatable collection of short fiction and poems around the topic of menstruation, written exclusively by authors who are Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color. For Angela, it came on the basketball court-while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a lakeside field trip, inspiring some cringeworthy moments of humor. And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, mandating that...

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ISBN:

9798885791700

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

431 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
large print

Target Audience Note:

010+

Other Title:

16 period stories from black, indigenous, and other people of color authors
Sixteen period stories from BIPOC authors
16 period stories from BIPOC authors

Notes:

Originally published in standard print format: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2023
Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

The rules of the lake / Christina Soontornvat
Muñeca / Aida Salazar
Turning point / Leah Henderson
Shiloh : the gender creamsicle / Mason J.
Holiday / Saadia Faruqi
Ofrendas / Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Mother Mary, do you bleed? / Erin Entrada Kelly
The arrival / Nikki Grimes
Heavenly water / Veeda ByBee
Sometimes you just need your Prima / Emma Otheguy
Cannibal at the door / Elise McMullen-Ciotti
Thicker than water / Hilda Eunice Burgos
Shakthi means strength / Padma Venkatraman
Part of the team / Yamile Saied Méndez
Bloodline / Ibi Zoboi
The hadiyyeh / Susan Muaddi Darraj

Control Number:

3293255

Other Authors:

Méndez, Yamile Saied, editor
Salazar, Aida, editor

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