What the fireflies knew : a novel
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New York [New York] : Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
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274 pages : 24 cm.
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South Routt Library District - Oak Creek - FICTION | Local Library Checkout Only | FIC HAR | On Shelf | |
Berthoud Community Library District - FICTION | Book | FICTION HARRIS | Checked Out | July 12, 2024 |
Burlington Public Library - GENERAL FICTION | Book | GEN HAR | On Shelf | |
Canon City Public Library - FICTION | Book | F HARRIS | On Shelf | |
Fort Morgan Public Library - FICTION | Book | FIC Harris K. 2022 | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Abandoned children -- Fiction.
African American families -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Coming of age fiction.
Estranged families -- Fiction
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
Fathers Death -- Fiction.
FICTION / Literary
Grandfathers -- Fiction.
Grandparent and child -- Fiction.
Homelessness -- Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Lansing (Mich.) -- Fiction.
Michigan -- Fiction.
Nineteen nineties -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
African American families -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Coming of age fiction.
Estranged families -- Fiction
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
Fathers Death -- Fiction.
FICTION / Literary
Grandfathers -- Fiction.
Grandparent and child -- Fiction.
Homelessness -- Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Lansing (Mich.) -- Fiction.
Michigan -- Fiction.
Nineteen nineties -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
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Published
New York [New York] : Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
Format
Book, Local Library Checkout Only
Language
English
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Description
"A coming-of-age novel told from the perspective of an eleven-year-old over the course of a single summer, as she tries to make sense of her new life with her estranged grandfather and sister after the death of her father and disappearance of her mother"--
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.
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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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