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Genesis Begins Again
Contributor(s): Williams, Alicia D. (Author)

ISBN: 1481465813 ISBN-13: 9781481465816
Publisher: Atheneum Books

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2020

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2018030079

Age Level: 9-13

Grade Level: 4-8

Lexile Measure: 670(Not Available)

Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" L (0.60 lbs) 384 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American

Features: Ikids

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 199648
Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
"Reminiscent of Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye." --The New York Times

"One of the best books I have ever read...will live in the hearts of readers for the rest of their lives." --Colby Sharp, founder of Nerdy Book Club

"An emotional, painful, yet still hopeful adolescent journey...one that needed telling." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"I really loved this." --Sharon M. Draper, author of the New York Times bestseller Out of My Mind

This deeply sensitive and "compelling" (BCCB) debut novel tells the story of a thirteen-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to finally learn to love herself.

There are ninety-six reasons why thirteen-year-old Genesis dislikes herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list:
-Because her family is always being put out of their house.
-Because her dad has a gambling problem. And maybe a drinking problem too.
-Because Genesis knows this is all her fault.
-Because she wasn't born looking like Mama.
-Because she is too black.

Genesis is determined to fix her family, and she's willing to try anything to do so...even if it means harming herself in the process. But when Genesis starts to find a thing or two she actually likes about herself, she discovers that changing her own attitude is the first step in helping change others.

Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Alicia D.: - Alicia Williams is a graduate of the MFA program at Hamline University. An oral storyteller in the African American tradition, she is also a teacher who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Genesis Begins Again is her debut novel.

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