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Jasmin Kaur

Concrete Children

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Perfect for fans of Rupi Kaur and Elizabeth Acevedo, Jasmin Kaur’s stunning debut novel is a collection of poetry, illustrations, and prose.
scream
so that one day
a hundred years from now
another sister will not have to
dry her tears wondering
where in history
she lost her voice
The six sections of the book explore what it means to be a young woman living in a world that doesn’t always hear her and tell the story of Kiran as she flees a history of trauma and raises her daughter, Sahaara, while living undocumented in North America.
Delving into current cultural conversations including sexual assault, mental health, feminism, and immigration, this narrative of resilience, healing, empowerment, and love will galvanize readers to fight for what is right in their world.
141 printed pages
Original publication
2019
Publication year
2019
Publisher
HarperCollins

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  • Yaz Arreolashared an impression3 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    🔮Hidden Depths
    💡Learnt A Lot
    🎯Worthwhile
    💧Soppy

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    • Chaima Chmissihas quoted2 years ago
      We’re all running away from something.
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      • Chaima Chmissihas quoted2 years ago
        it is never your fault.

        their hands are only their hands. they are not trip wire

        that can be set off by your tongue. or your actions.

        or your mistakes.

        their bodies are only their bodies. they do not disobey

        their owners or forget to follow orders.

        their decisions are only their decisions.

        you did not make them do this.
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        • Yaz Arreolahas quoted3 years ago
          in one breath
          like all these lowercase letters strung together
          as if they are the middle of a sentence and never the
          beginning i am a continuation of every beautiful accident
          that cultivated this universe this body has been gathered in
          pieces from every being that came before me this mind has
          been shaped by the rivers that my people traversed this air
          wandering in and out of my form has traveled an entire earth
          how can i not be overwhelmed by the way i am nothing more
          than a piece of everything
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