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SANKOFA

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Washington, DC 20001

THIRD EYE BOOKS AND GIFTS 

2518 SE 33rd Ave.

Portland, OR 97202

THE BOOK BAR

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Richmond, VA 23219

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Atlanta, GA 30310

BRIAN LAIR BOOKS

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SEMICOLON BOOKS & GALLERY

515 N Halsted St.

Chicago, IL 60642

CAFÉ CON LIBROS

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Brooklyn, NY 11216

SOURCE BOOKSELLERS

4240 Cass Ave UNIT 105

Detroit, MI 48201

MALIK BOOKS

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Los Angeles, CA 90008

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FRUGAL BOOKSTORE

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Roxbury, MA 02119

BALDWIN & CO.

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BLACK PEARL BOOKS

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MahoganyBooks

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Reparations Club

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PRAISE FOR BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS

“Renée Watson in these poems has beautifully embraced the joys of being a girl and especially the love of being a sister. This ‘Atlas’ holds our hearts up. You will love it.” – Nikki Giovanni, poet

ABOUT BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson.

In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes
about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender.

Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power.

Black Girl You Are Atlas encourages young readers to embrace their future with a strong sense of sisterhood and celebration. With full-color art by celebrated fine artist Ekua Holmes throughout, this collection offers guidance and is a gift for anyone who reads it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Renée Watson is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, educator, and community activist. Her books have sold over one million copies. Her young adult novel, Piecing Me Together (Bloomsbury, 2017), received a Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor. Her children’s picture books and novels for teens have received several awards and international recognition. She has given readings and lectures at many places, including the United Nations, the Library of Congress, and the U.S. embassies in Japan and New Zealand. Her poetry and fiction center the experiences of Black girls and women, and explore themes of home, identity, and the intersections of race, class, and gender.

Ekua Holmes is a collage-based artist who investigates family histories, relationship dynamics, childhood impressions, and the power of hope, faith, and self-determination in her work. She has created and led workshops, been a visiting artist and lecturer, and held artist residencies throughout New England. For her work in illustrating children’s literature, Holmes is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King’s John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, Robert Siebert and Horn Book awards. She is also currently Commissioner and Vice-Chair of the Boston Art Commission, along with Associate Director at the Center for Art and Community Partnerships at MassArt.