{"product_id":"what-the-fireflies-knew-paperback","title":"What the Fireflies Knew - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKai Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NAACP Image Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by *\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire* *Teen Vogue*\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed*\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e* *\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e* *NBCNews.com* *\u003ci\u003eBookriot\u003c\/i\u003e* *\u003ci\u003eBookbub*\u003c\/i\u003e and more! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Harris rewrites the coming-of-age story with Black girlhood at the center.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the vein of Jesmyn Ward's \u003ci\u003eSalvage the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e and Sue Monk Kidd's \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e, a coming-of-age novel told by almost-eleven-year-old Kenyatta Bernice (KB), as she and her sister try to make sense of their new life with their estranged grandfather in the wake of their father's death and their mother's disappearance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn ode to Black girlhood and adolescence as seen through KB's eyes, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Fireflies Knew\u003c\/i\u003e follows KB after her father dies of an overdose and the debts incurred from his addiction cause the loss of the family home in Detroit. Soon thereafter, KB and her teenage sister, Nia, are sent by their overwhelmed mother to live with their estranged grandfather in Lansing, Michigan. Over the course of a single sweltering summer, KB attempts to navigate a world that has turned upside down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer father has been labeled a fiend. Her mother's smile no longer reaches her eyes. Her sister, once her best friend, now feels like a stranger. Her grandfather is grumpy and silent. The white kids who live across the street are friendly, but only sometimes. And they're all keeping secrets. As KB vacillates between resentment, abandonment, and loneliness, she is forced to carve out a different identity for herself and find her own voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dazzling and moving novel about family, identity, and race, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Fireflies Knew\u003c\/i\u003e poignantly reveals that heartbreaking but necessary component of growing up--the realization that loved ones can be flawed and that the perfect family we all dream of looks different up close.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKai Harris is a writer and educator from Detroit, Michigan who uses her voice to uplift the Black community through realistic fiction centered on the Black experience. She resides in the Bay Area with her husband, three daughters, and dog Tabasco, where she is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Santa Clara University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760965058848,"sku":"9780593185360","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/99c261da1e50d9b3717e149de58f4587.webp?v=1780195487","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-the-fireflies-knew-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}