Girls write now
Subtitle: two decades of true stories from young female voices
Edition: First United States edition.
Publisher: Tin House Books
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Portland, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781947793057
Subjects: Social life and customs; Juvenile literature; Teenage girls
Description: Teenage girls tell their most urgent stories, punctuated by inspiration and advice from Zadie Smith, Roxane Gay, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Gloria Steinem, Alice Walker, and more of today's great writers.
Notes: 789Y Childrens Plus, Inc.
Table of contents: title: Roxane gay-- Dear Kanye / Danni Green-- Adhan / Misbah Awan-- Step / Angelica Rozza-- Kiss me / Clio Contogenis-- Hajabi or jihadi? / Romaissaa Benzizoune-- Mott street between Houston and Prince / Samantha Carlin-- Model minority girl / Maggie Wang-- A touch of memory between Amsterdam and a guy named Columbus / Jasmine Holloway-- Life in odd numbers / Marquisele Mercedes-- Humming bird / Rocio Cuevas-- Eyes / Kiara Kerina-Rendina-- House keys / Lemi Hernandez-Kim-- My life / Lauren Melendez-- Francine Prose-- Dear you / Julia Mercado-- Abuelo's porch / Marcela Grillo-- Moments in a high school life / Emma Fiske-Dobell-- The places we came from / Tashi Sangmo-- Opening up / Meek Thomas-- The first 1578 days in New York City / Xiao Shan Liu-- Keeping faith / Zahraa Lopez-- Black / Rachel Aghanwa-- The hijabi / Nishat Anjum-- Scarf / Diana Diaz-- The photograph / Alexa Betances-- The search / Idamaris Perez-- The one I need / Janiah Taylor-- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie-- Why won't you stop!? / Kirby-Estar Laguerre-- The feminist in me / Tuhfa Begum-- Saturday morning / Mitzi Sanchez-- A walk through racism / Bianca Jeffrey-- Space / Tammy Chan-- Who am i? / Brittney Nanton-- Stunned silence / Winkie Ma-- A slight misunderstanding / Joy Smith-- The infamous catcall / Rosemary Alfonseca-- We protest with thunder not lightning / Soledad Aguilar-Colon-- It is me: the real Tianna C. / Tianna Coleman-- She's a 7.8 / Sarah Kearns-- Zadie Smith-- Dinner time / Joanne Lin-- Every little thing / Calayah Heron-- Growing up now / Ebony McNeil-- Abandoned by faith / Laura Rose Cardona-- Red apple pie / Michaela Burns-- It rained last night / Yesenia Torres-- Loving in new ways / Ava Nadel-- Inspirationfrom my mother / Fanta Camara-- Mother / Jennifer Lee-- En su espejo / Luna Rojas-- Diamonds / Juleisy Polanco-- Baby things / Emely Paulino-- Mia Alvar-- A time to heal / Mariam Kamate-- Chinese food on my chapped lips / Lucy Tan-- Write. / Janae Lowe-- Rising / Emily del Carmen Ramirez-- Joyful / Anglory Morel-- Happiness in compensations / Bushra Miah-- Time for healing / Marlyn Palomino-- Still looking / Ceasia King-- Work / Shannon Daniels-- Noriko's postcards / Mona Haddad-- The rebirth of Shanai Williams / Shanai Williams-- Janet Mock-- Monolid monologue / Becky Chao-- This is my dwelling / Amanda Day McCullough-- Where I'm from / Samantha White-- My Vietnam / Sasha Goodfriend-- On thermodynamics: a reflection / En Yu Zhang-- Life in Senegal / Yvonne Ndiaye-- Hurricane connor / Ryan Marie Marini-- Autism is ... / Charlene Vasquez-- Requiem / Toni Bruno-- Forgiveness not burden / Jiselle Abraham-- All over again / Shirleyka Hector-- The sky's the limit / Rayhana Maarouf-- Lena Dunham-- Made out of diamonds / Erin Pennill-- Easy-bake oven / Kiana Marte-- What's twenty percent of forty-eight? / Ireen Hossain-- Some days over the summer / Kaytlin Carlo-- Why obsessions matter / Diamond Abreu-- Invasion of the germs / Rashri Shamsundar-- Empire state / Brittany Barker-- Moving on / Brianna Marie Marini-- Nagiti-buitu / Suyapa Martinez-- An extroverted introvert / Samantha Verdugo-- Taunting little jar of sugar / Xena Leycea-Bruno-- 37th Street / Fareena Samad-- Gloria Steinem-- By grace through love / Grace Han-- The case of the ugly black shoes / Valerie Pereyra-- Baile de idiomas / Sophia Chan-- Friends, discrimination, peace / Kimberley Garcia-- Raw beauty / Tiana Zuniga-- I'm finally home / Medelin Cuevas-- Switching beds / Rumer Legendre-- My search for comfort / Paldon Dolma-- You're (not quite) hired / Ilana Schiller-Weiss-- Sunday call / Tina Gao-- Los regalos de angelitos / Emily Sarita-- Writing out of my shell / Zariah Jenkins-- Quiara Alegria Hudes-- A taste of duck and family / Priscilla Guo-- A woman with power / Rochelle Smith-- Better to be ken than Barbie / Rosalyn Santana-- Bubbly / Shanille Martin-- Erasing race / Karla Kim-- Conversations / Amy Zhang-- The days of our lives / Evelyn Berrones-- Salt on old wounds / Sabrina Persaud-- Black cherry soda / Samori Covington-- A-ma and the pretty daisy / PinChang Huang-- Rebellious streak / Ella Callahan-- My neighborhood / Muhua Li-- Alice Walker-- Grilled cheese / Kayla Glemaud-- My father's home is my mother's prison / Rahat Huda-- Is this America? / Esther Kim-- Yellow dress / Rachel Garcia-- Warm milk / Gia Deeton-- Fighting back against my culture by reclaiming my curls / Roberta Nin Feliz-- My brother's name is Ramon / Yolandri Vargas-- Flying bullets / E. Alfaro-- Halloween / Flor Altamirano-- Grandma / Lashanda Anakwah-- The dreams they carried / Diana Romero-- In search of darker planets / Eden Diamond Staten.