
Open Mic
Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices
Mitali Perkins(Editor)
Candlewick Press,U.S.
Published on 23. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-7636-9095-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Will leave readers thinking about the ways that humor can be a survival tool in a world that tends to put people in boxes." - Publishers Weekly
Listen in as ten YA authors-some familiar, some new-use their own brands of humor to share stories about growing up between cultures. Edited by acclaimed author and speaker Mitali Perkins, this collection of fiction and nonfiction uses a mix of styles as diverse as their authors, from laugh-out-loud funny to wry, ironic, or poignant, in prose, poetry, and comic form.
With stories by:
Cherry Cheva
Varian Johnson
G. Neri
Naomi Shihab Nye
Mitali Perkins
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Debbie Rigaud
Francisco X. Stork
Gene Luen Yang
David Yoo
Listen in as ten YA authors-some familiar, some new-use their own brands of humor to share stories about growing up between cultures. Edited by acclaimed author and speaker Mitali Perkins, this collection of fiction and nonfiction uses a mix of styles as diverse as their authors, from laugh-out-loud funny to wry, ironic, or poignant, in prose, poetry, and comic form.
With stories by:
Cherry Cheva
Varian Johnson
G. Neri
Naomi Shihab Nye
Mitali Perkins
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Debbie Rigaud
Francisco X. Stork
Gene Luen Yang
David Yoo
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambrudge, MA
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Seventh Grade and over, Interest Age: From 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
123 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7636-9095-3 (9780763690953)
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Schweitzer Classification