![]() Teens will cheer for the protagonist as she finds her passion for poetry and hesitantly falls love. But those unfamiliar with Austen’s work will also be enamored with the warmth that permeates the characters, the spellbinding storytelling, and the tender but bittersweet love letter to Brooklyn. Collins is the nephew of the Benitezs’ Oshun-worshipping godmother and apartment building owner the Wickham character likes to sweet-talk younger girls into taking revealing selfies and the five sisters’ dynamic is just as memorable. ![]() Janeites will appreciate the nods to the original: Mr. Zoboi follows her novel American Street with this send-up of Austen’s classic, an insightful commentary on socioeconomic class, changing neighborhoods, and the pressures of growing up and falling in love as a second-generation immigrant. It also ushers in the arrival of the wealthy Darcy brothers-Ainsley, the charming and friendly college boy who is possibly striking up a romance with Janae, Zuri’s college freshman sister and Darius, the too-cool-for-school younger brother, who is as handsome as he is snooty. ![]() However, the teen knows that the renovation of the abandoned house across the street into a mansion portends a gentrifying trend that she’s not quite ready for. Afro-Latina Zuri Benitez is proud of her Dominican and Haitian heritage, close-knit family, and bustling block. ![]() ![]() POP Gr 8 Up –This Bushwick-set, contemporary retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice tackles gentrification, Blackness, and romance with honesty, humor, and heart. ![]()
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