Ibi Zoboi

American Street is an evocative and powerful coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Everything, Everything; Bone Gap; and All American Boys. 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. On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie-a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola's mother is detained by U.S. 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. Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself, and Fabiola soon realizes that freedom comes at a cost. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream?

Print · HarperCollins · 2017-02-14 · English
ISBN 9780062473042

Print · Turtleback · 2018-05 · English
ISBN 9780606412278

Print · HarperCollins · 2018-05-01 · English
ISBN 9780062473059

Print · Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company · 2020 · English
ISBN 9781432879112

Print · Thorndike Press · 2021-08-26 · English
ISBN 9781432879129

Audiobook · Harperaudio · English
ISBN 9781987143102

Audiobook · HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio · 2017-02-14 · English
ISBN 9781470859183

Audiobook · HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio · 2017-02-14 · English
ISBN 9781470859169

eBook · HarperCollins · 2017-02-14 · English
ISBN 9780062473066

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. 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. 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.

Print · Balzer + Bray · 2018-09-18 · English
ISBN 9780062564047

Print · Balzer + Bray · 2018-09-18 · English
ISBN 9780062891129