Concrete Kids

<b>A Goddard CBC's Social Justice Prize Nominee&#160;&#149;&#160;A&#160;YALSA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults</b><br><br>I will close my eyes and disappear into the pages of this book for many years to come.--Hanif Abdurraqib (<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Go Ahead in The Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest</i>)<br><br>Amyra's wondrous awe for life in all its terror and splendor is inspiring to witness.--Rosario Dawson (award-winning actor singer and activist)<br><br>A moving inspiring love letter to and about 'the concrete kids. The kids with a melanin kiss.'--<i> Kirkus Reviews </i><br><br>Leon's powerful book will embolden readers find their own ways of speaking out against injustice. -- <i>Booklist</i> Starred Review<br><br>A raw and complex free verse exploration of self-love Blackness womanhood and healing. A timely essential &#173;purchase for all young adult collections. --<i> School Library Journal</i> Starred Review<br><br>In<i> Concrete Kids</i> playwright musician and educator Amyra Le&#243;n uses free verse to challenge us to dream beyond our circumstances -- and sometimes even despite them.<br><br>Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. <br><br><i>Concrete Kids</i> is an exploration of love and loss melody and bloodshed. Musician playwright and educator Amyra Le&#243;n takes us on a poetic journey through her childhood in Harlem as she navigates the intricacies of foster care mourning self-love and resilience. In her signature free-verse style she invites us all to dream with abandon--and to recognize the privilege it is to dream at all.