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Alicia Keys brings the same concern with voice, identity, and self-possession found in her music to memoir, poetry, lyrics, and graphic storytelling. More Myself examines the pressures that encouraged self-censorship, while Girl on Fire turns the work of recognizing and directing personal power into a superhero coming-of-age story.

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Girl on Fire

2022 · Graphic Novel

3 editions: Print · 2022 | eBook · 2022

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From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with his studies; her dad’s business constantly teeters on the edge of trouble; and her mother . . . she left long ago. But then Lolo’s world explodes when a cop pulls a gun on James in a dangerous case of mistaken identities. Staring down the barrel, with no one else to help, Lolo discovers powers she never knew she had. Using only her mind, she literally throws the cop out of the way. Problem is that secrets like Lolo’s don’t stay a secret for long. Skin, a dangerous dealer with designs on taking over the neighborhood, hears of Lolo’s telekinetic abilities and decides that he needs her in his crew. Skin might not have Lolo’s powers, but he’s got nothing to lose and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what he wants. And what he wants is Lolo. Lolo’s not willing to let Skin use her to hurt the people—and neighborhood—that she loves. But it’s going to take a whole different kind of bravery to stand-up for what’s right, especially after Lolo’s mom returns suddenly and turns Lolo’s whole world upside-down. For too long, it’s true, Lolo’s had her head in the clouds, but this time, it’s on her . . . and she’s not backing down. Girl on Fire is a young adult graphic novel about a girl who’s a flame. It’s the first-ever graphic novel from beloved GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys, co-written by Andrew Weiner and illustrated by Brittney Williams. 2023 ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2023 ITM Recommended YA Fiction List

Print · HarperAlley · 2022 · English
ISBN 9780063210752

Print · HarperAlley · 2022-03-01 · English
ISBN 9780063029569

eBook · HarperAlley · 2022-03-01 · English
ISBN 9780063029576

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More About Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys is a singer, songwriter, producer, actress, activist, entrepreneur, and author. Her books extend a creative practice concerned with voice and self-definition: Tears for Water collects poems and lyrics, and the bestselling memoir More Myself follows her effort to understand the expectations that had encouraged her to censor herself.

In the graphic novel Girl on Fire, created with writer Andrew Weiner and illustrator Brittney Williams, a Brooklyn teenager discovers telekinetic powers while confronting fear, social pressure, and the question of how to use her strength. Keys connected the project to the recurring idea in her work that people can fear their own power before learning to harness it.

Her cross-media work also includes Hell's Kitchen, a stage musical developed over thirteen years from her life and musical catalog. It is retained as professional context rather than labeled a book adaptation because the reviewed evidence does not identify one of her published books as its source work.

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  1. Alicia Keys — official website ↗
  2. Books — Alicia Keys official shop ↗
  3. More Myself — Macmillan ↗
  4. Tears for Water — Penguin Random House ↗
  5. Alicia Keys — Penguin Random House ↗
  6. Girl on Fire — Kirkus Reviews ↗
  7. Girl on Fire Book Review — Common Sense Media ↗
  8. Alicia Keys interview — REVOLT ↗
  9. Alicia Keys — Recording Academy ↗
  10. Alicia Keys and Brené on More Myself ↗
  11. Hell's Kitchen theatre review — Associated Press ↗
  12. Episode 291 w/ Alicia Keys ↗
  13. Bonus: In Conversation with Alicia Keys ↗
  14. Alicia Keys | Trump Proposes The Purge, Rambles Incoherently About Migrants at Meandering Rally: A Closer Look ↗
  15. Oprah and Alicia Keys: The Interview ↗
  16. "Alicia Keys" ↗
  17. JLP 123: Chrisean Slams Blueface, Ray J Crashes Out Over Brandy, Swizz Beatz & Alicia Keys Dragged ↗
  18. Episode 1159 - Alicia Keys / John Leguizamo ↗
  19. Alicia Keys on Trusting Yourself and Living Authentically ↗
  20. Alicia Keys portrait on Recording Academy artist profile ↗