What the fireflies knew : a novel
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Published
New York [New York] : Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 24 cm
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bradford Public Library - Adult Area | HARR | On Shelf |
Carpenter-Carse Library - Adult Fiction | FIC HARRIS | On Shelf |
Dorothy Alling Library - Adult Area | FIC Harris | On Shelf |
Essex Free Library - Adult Fiction | FIC HARRIS | On Shelf |
Fairlee Public Library - Adult Fiction | HARRIS | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Abandoned children -- Fiction.
African American families -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
Grandfathers -- Fiction.
Grandparent and child -- Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Lansing (Mich.) -- Fiction.
Michigan -- Fiction.
Nineteen nineties -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
African American families -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
Grandfathers -- Fiction.
Grandparent and child -- Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Lansing (Mich.) -- Fiction.
Michigan -- Fiction.
Nineteen nineties -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
More Details
Published
New York [New York] : Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022].
Language
English
Notes
Description
"An ode to Black girlhood and adolescence as seen through KB's eyes, What the Fireflies Knew follows KB after her father dies of an overdose and the debts incurred from his addiction cause the loss of the family home in Detroit. Soon thereafter, KB and her teenage sister, Nia, are sent by their overwhelmed mother to live with their estranged grandfather in Lansing, Michigan. Over the course of a single sweltering summer, KB attempts to navigate a world that has turned upside down.
Her father has been labeled a fiend. Her mother's smile no longer reaches her eyes. Her sister, once her best friend, now feels like a stranger. Her grandfather is grumpy and silent. The white kids who live across the street are friendly, but only sometimes. And they're all keeping secrets. As KB vacillates between resentment, abandonment, and loneliness, she is forced to carve out a different identity for herself and find her own voice."--,Amazon.com
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harris, K. (2022). What the fireflies knew: a novel . Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harris, Kai. 2022. What the Fireflies Knew: A Novel. Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harris, Kai. What the Fireflies Knew: A Novel Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harris, Kai. What the Fireflies Knew: A Novel Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
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