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Calling the Moon : 16 period stories from BIPOC authors / edited by Aida Salazar and Yamile Saied Méndez.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 352 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781536216349
  • 1536216348
Other title:
  • 16 period stories from BIPOC authors
  • Sixteen period stories from BIPOC authors
Contained works:
  • Soontornvat, Christina. Rules of the lake
  • Salazar, Aida. Muñeca
  • Henderson, Leah. Turning point
  • J., Mason. Shiloh: The gender creamsicle
  • Faruqi, Saadia. Holiday
  • McCall, Guadalupe Garcia. Ofrendas
  • Kelly, Erin Entrada. Mother Mary, do you bleed?
  • Grimes, Nikki. Arrival
  • Bybee, Veeda. Heavenly water
  • Otheguy, Emma. Sometimes you just need your Prima
  • McMullen-Ciotti, Elise. Cannibal at the door
  • Burgos, Hilda Eunice. Thicker than water
  • Venkatraman, Padma, 1969- Shakthi means strength
  • Méndez, Yamile Saied. Part of the team
  • Zoboi, Ibi Aanu. Bloodline
  • Darraj, Susan Muaddi. Hadiyyeh
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
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.
Summary: For Angela, it came on the basketball court--while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a school field trip to the lake (making for some cringeworthy moments of humor). And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, meaning that she won't be able to fast after all. Whether it spurs silence or celebration, whether the subjects are well prepared or totally in the dark, the young people in these sixteen stories find that getting a period not only brings change to their bodies, it also brings joy, sorrow, self-discovery, and yes, sometimes even gifts.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction SALAZAR, AIDA Available 33111011050990
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction SALAZAR, AIDA Available 33111011263940
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Fiction SALAZAR, AIDA Available 33111009469269
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 she take a "holiday." Whether their period's coming spurs silence or celebration, whether they are well prepared for it or totally in the dark, the young people in these sixteen stories find that getting a period brings not only changes to their bodies, but also joy, sorrow, and self-discovery. Featuring BIPOC contributors who are some of today's most talented authors in middle-grade fiction, Calling the Moon offers coming-of-age stories and poetry as varied as the phases of the moon, from funny to heartbreaking to powerful, all of them reassuring readers that they are not alone in their period journey.

With contributions by:
Hilda Eunice Burgos * Veeda Bybee * Susan Muaddi Darraj * Saadia Faruqi * Nikki Grimes * Leah Henderson * Mason J. * Erin Entrada Kelly * Guadalupe Garcia McCall * Elise McMullen-Ciotti * Yamile Saied Méndez * Emma Otheguy * Aida Salazar * Christina Soontornvat * Padma Venkatraman * Ibi Zoboi

Includes bibliographic references (pages 337-339).

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.

For Angela, it came on the basketball court--while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a school field trip to the lake (making for some cringeworthy moments of humor). And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, meaning that she won't be able to fast after all. Whether it spurs silence or celebration, whether the subjects are well prepared or totally in the dark, the young people in these sixteen stories find that getting a period not only brings change to their bodies, it also brings joy, sorrow, self-discovery, and yes, sometimes even gifts.

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