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THE LATEST NOVEL FROM YA SENSATION BETHANY C. MORROW Meet Naema
Bradshaw: a beautiful Eloko, once Portland-famous, now infamous, as
she navigates a personal and public reckoning where confronting the
limits of her privilege will show Naema what her magic really is,
and who it makes her. Teen influencer Naema Bradshaw has it all:
she's famous, stylish, gorgeous--and she's an Eloko, a charismatic
person gifted with a melody that people adore. Everyone loves
her--until she's cast as the villain who exposed a Siren to the
whole world. Dragged by the media, and canceled by her fans, no one
understands her side: not her boyfriend, not her friends, not even
her fellow Eloko. Villified by those closest to her, Naema heads to
the Southwest where she is determined to stage a comeback... to her
family, her real self, and the truth about her magic. What she
finds is a new community in a flourishing group of online fans who
support her. At first, it feels like it used to--the fandom, the
adoration, the community that takes her side--but when her online
advocates start targeting other Black girls, Naema will realize
that--for Black girls like her--even the privilege of fame has its
limits. And only Naema can discover the true purpose of her power,
and how to use it. "A watery and melodic crossroads of the real and
the mythic, A Chorus Rises lures readers with its seductive and
beautifully Black siren song. An enthralling tale of Black girl
magic and searing social commentary ready to rattle the bones."
--Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The
Belles series A Chorus Rises is a timely confrontation of the
evolving nature of popularity in a society that chooses exceptions
and rewards model minorities.
North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on, the
Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the
recently emancipated. Black folk have begun building a community of
their own, a refuge from the shadow of the 'old life.' It is where
the March family has finally been able to safely put down roots
with four young daughters: Meg, a teacher who longs to find love
and start a family of her own. Jo, a writer whose words are too
powerful to be contained. Beth, a talented seamstress searching for
a higher purpose. Amy, a dancer eager to explore life outside her
family's home. As the four March sisters come into their own as
independent young women, they will face first love, health
struggles, heartbreak, and new horizons. But they will face it all
together.
Bethany C. Morrow's A Song Below Water is the story for today's readers -- a captivating modern fantasy about black sirens, friendship, and self-discovery set against the challenges of today's racism and sexism.
In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia must hide her siren powers.
Meanwhile, Effie is fighting her own family struggles, pitted against literal demons from her past. Together, these best friends must navigate through the perils of high school's junior year.
But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice at the worst possible moment.
Soon, nothing in Portland, Oregon, seems safe. To save themselves from drowning, it's only Tavia and Effie's unbreakable sisterhood that proves to be the strongest magic of all.
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MEM (Paperback)
Bethany C Morrow
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"Bethany C. Morrow achieves the nearly impossible feat of creating
truly new speculative fiction; reading it feels like discovery." -
BuzzFeed In Jazz Age Montreal, an underground Vault imprisons
living memories. Known as Mems, theses physical clones of other
people are doomed to experience a single memory over and over-one
that belongs not to them, but to the memory's original Source.
Lacking thoughts or personality of their own, Mems expire inside
the Vault, where they are monitored by scientists known as Bankers.
That is, except for one 19-year-old Mem-Dolores Extract n. 1-who
shocks the world with the capacity to make her own memories. With
the help of the doctor who created her, Dolores is released from
captivity and establishes an independent life in the glittering
city. She is a beautiful enigma, celebrated by a public obsessed
with this dangerous procedure. When she is suddenly summoned back
to the Vault, she must confront the Bankers and her own Source to
discover the ultimate truth: is she human, or not?
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MEM (Hardcover)
Bethany C Morrow
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Buzzfeed's #1 Book to Read this Spring A Best Book of the Month at
The Washington Post, Bustle, and Chicago Review of Books MEM is a
rare novel, a small book carrying very big ideas, the kind of story
that stays with you long after you've finished reading it. Set in
the glittering art deco world of a century ago, MEM makes one
slight alteration to history: a scientist in Montreal discovers a
method allowing people to have their memories extracted from their
minds, whole and complete. The Mems exist as mirror-images of their
source - zombie-like creatures destined to experience that singular
memory over and over, until they expire in the cavernous Vault
where they are kept. And then there is Dolores Extract #1, the
first Mem capable of creating her own memories. An ageless beauty
shrouded in mystery, she is allowed to live on her own, and create
her own existence, until one day she is summoned back to the Vault.
What happens next is a gorgeously rendered, heart-breaking novel in
the vein of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. Debut novelist
Bethany Morrow has created an allegory for our own time, exploring
profound questions of ownership, and how they relate to identity,
memory and history, all in the shadows of Montreal's now forgotten
slave trade.
A young adult anthology featuring fictional stories of everyday
resistance. You might be the kind of person who stands up to online
trolls.Or who marches to protest injustice.Perhaps you are
#DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and
proud.Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that you wish you had
when you were younger.Maybe you call out false allies, or stand up
to loved ones. Maybe you speak your truth and drop the mic, or
maybe you take it with you when you leave.This anthology features
fictional stories--in poems, prose, and art--that reflect a slice
of the varied and limitless ways that readers like you resist every
day. Take the Mic's powerful collection of stories features work by
literary luminaries and emerging talent alike, including
Newbery-winner Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestseller Samira
Ahmed, anthologist and contributor Bethany C. Morrow, Darcie Little
Badger, Keah Brown, Laura Silverman, L.D. Lewis, Sofia Quintero,
Ray Stoeve, Yamile Mendez, and Connie Sun, with cover and interior
art by Richie Pope.
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Mem (MP3 format, CD)
Bethany C Morrow; Read by Soneela Nankani
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