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EVERY VARIABLE OF US
After Philly teenager Alexis Duncan is injured in a gang shooting, her dreams of a college scholarship and pro basketball career vanish in an instant. To avoid getting trapped in Philly, she shifts her focus to the school's STEM team, a group of self-proclaimed nerds on a winning streak.
Academics have never been her thing, but Alexis is freshly motivated by Aamani Chakrabarti, the new Indian student who becomes her friend (and crush?). Alexis begins to see herself as so much more than her killer jump shot. But just as her future starts to reform, Alexis’s own doubts and old loyalties pull her back into harm’s way.
2022 Moonbeam Gold Medal Winner for Best YA Fiction: Mature Issues
Voted one of The New York Public Library's Best YA Books of 2022
Voted in Teen Vogue's Top 25 Books by Black Authors to Read in 2022
Voted one of the Best Children's Books of 2022 by Bank Street College of Education
A 2023 In The Margins Book Awards Top 10 Title
Voted One of 24 Must-Read LGBTQ Books for March 2022 by Book Riot
Voted in Rolling Out Magazine as One of the Most Inspiring Stories for Young-Adult Readers in 2022
Praise
"The author doesn’t shy away from showing truths about how poverty affects people, especially in Black communities . . . Raw and authentic." — Kirkus Reviews
"Charles Bush writes with heartbreaking sincerity and is a keen observer of humanity. You cannot help but to root for his characters.” — Laura Nowlin, author of New York Times bestseller If He Had Been With Me
“With the perfect balance of grit, heart, and humor, Bush has cracked the equation for a slam dunk of a book.” —Isaac Fitzsimons, author of The Passing Playbook
“Every Variable of Us really captures and brings to life all the challenges a female athlete living in the inner city faces... This book is full of emotion from laughter to tears. Definitely a great read for a female athlete!” — Betty Lennox, WNBA Finals MVP, World Champion, Rookie of the Year, All-Star, Seattle Storm
“A Great story about how working hard and never giving up hope can lead you to achieve your dreams. This is the book for kids feeling powerless in their circumstances and looking to carve their paths. Full of hope!” — Miranda Kenneally, author of Catching Jordan
"This is a powerful story, well-written and heartfelt. Be sure to keep a hanky close by." — Children's Literature
“(Charles A. Bush’s) characters, born of lived experiences, are engaging and relatable. The book’s events and their repercussions are intense, the emotions are authentic, and the story’s conclusion is satisfying.”— Foreward Reviews
“Bush’s social realism combined with insightful representation will appeal strongly to teens eager to see themselves and their struggles represented accurately.” – School Library Journal
“Every young female athlete should read this book!” — Danielle McCray, WNBA player for The Connecticut Sun
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Ordering Facts
- Hardcover ISBN: 9781635830743
- Ebook ISBN: 9781635830750
- Reading Age: from 14 to 18 years
- Interest Age: from 14 to 18 years
- Hardcover dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 in
- Ebook dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 in
- Publication date: Mar 01, 2022
- Rights/Sales territory: Worldwide
- Format: Hardcover | Ebook
- Pages: 376
- Imprint: Flux
- Subjects: Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism / LGBTQIA+ / Romance / STEM
Comics
ARMOR GIRL
“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”
—James Baldwin
A superhero story like you've never read before!
The comic explores the constant state of rage that Armor Girl (Deja James) is forced to endure, being a Black, teenage superhero in America.
After a Black teenager is murdered by a white police officer, inciting riots and protests, Armor Girl must look inside herself and answer the question: Should a Black superhero protect a country that for hundreds of years has done nothing to protect people who look like her?
Artists
Written by: Charles A. Bush
Artwork by: Rashad M. Davis
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