immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess the grittiness of Detroit’s west side a new school and a surprising romance, all on her own. On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie-a good life.īut after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola’s mother is detained by U.S. In this stunning debut novel, Pushcart-nominated author Ibi Zoboi draws on her own experience as a young Haitian immigrant, infusing this lyrical exploration of America with magical realism and vodou culture. In a timely update of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, critically acclaimed author Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic.Īmerican Street is an evocative and powerful coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Everything, Everything Bone Gap and All American Boys.

Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.īut 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. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. 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. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street. Look out for her curation of short stories with the release of BLACK ENOUGH: STORIES OF BEING YOUNG & BLACK IN AMERICA at the top of next year. Zoboi’s first YA novel AMERICAN STREET was a 2017 National Book Award finalist. Issa contemporary Brooklyn-based remix of Jane Austen’s classic PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Ibi Zoboi‘s second young adult novel ☛ PRIDE drops today.

Pride by Ibi Zoboi