Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
by Ibi Zoboi, Jason Reynolds, Renée Watson, and Leah Henderson
57 Total Resources 4 Awards 3 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 94,513
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505842, 14 AR Points
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Teenagers, Black--Fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Short Stories
- African American teenagers--Fiction
- Short stories
- African American teenagers
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- Teenagers, Black
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age
- Young adult fiction, American
- Short stories, American
- Young Adult Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Short Stories
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jason Reynolds
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ibi Zoboi
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 14
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jason Reynolds
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ibi Zoboi
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 37
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Politics and Prose
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Politics and Prose
Interview with Ibi Zoboi
Created by Politics and Prose
Interview with Leah Henderson
Created by Politics and Prose
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Rethinking Schools
23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
February 2017 Interview with Renée Watson
Created by First Draft Podcast
January 2019 Interview with Renée Watson
Created by First Draft Podcast
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by NBC News
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by NPR
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by AdLit
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Musing
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature inauguration of Jason Reynolds
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Lesley University
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by PBS Books
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Everywhere Book Fest
September 2019 Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by First Draft Podcast
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Mackin Community
American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) 2020 National Book Awards Teen Press Conference Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by National Book Foundation
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by The Guardian
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Underlined
Book Haters Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by UW-Madison Education
Character Development Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by UW-Madison Education
Inspiration Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by UW-Madison Education
Toxic Masculinity Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by UW-Madison Education
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Professional Book Nerds
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Closing Celebration for Jason Reynolds
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by PBS Books
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by School Library Journal
June 2020 Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by First Draft Podcast
August 2020 Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by First Draft Podcast
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Book Club for Kids
Interview with Ibi Zoboi
Created by Underlined
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Bahni Turpin and Ron Butler
Created by HarperAudio
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from HarperCollins Children's Books
Created by HarperCollins Children's Books
Awards & Distinctions 4
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2019
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