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Jasmin Kaur

Concrete Children

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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Impressions

  • Yaz Arreolashared an impression4 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    🔮Hidden Depths
    💡Learnt A Lot
    🎯Worthwhile
    💧Soppy

Quotes

  • Chaima Chmissihas quoted3 years ago
    We’re all running away from something.
  • Chaima Chmissihas quoted3 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.
  • Yaz Arreolahas quoted4 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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