In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice,
National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances
cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of
first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. A smart,
funny, gorgeous retelling starring all characters of color.
Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her
Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly
gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable.
When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants
nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister,
Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't
stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are
forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an
unexpected understanding.
But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy
Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the
horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick's changing landscape,
or lose it all.
"Zoboi skillfully depicts the vicissitudes of teenage relationships,
and Zuri's outsize pride and poetic sensibility make her a sympathetic
teenager in a contemporary story about race, gentrification, and young
love." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading
List")
