Foreword: Jewell Davis
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Steven T. Bickmore and Shanetia P. Clark
Chapter 1: Andrea Davis Pinkney: Taking a Rhythm Ride through Motown
Dawan Coombs
Chapter 2: Coe Booth: Reclaiming Humanity in Stories about Urban Life
Desiree Cueto and Wanda Brooks
Chapter 3: Sheila P. Moses: The Legend of Buddy Bush and Beyond Narrative
Shimikqua E. Ellis
Chapter 4: “As In” An Award Winning Writer: Kwame Alexander
Bryan Ripley Crandall
Chapter 5: From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Kekla Magoon
Kimberly N. Parker
Chapter 6: Jason Reynolds: The Boy in the Black Suit and the Struggle with Grief
Dani Rimbach-Jones and Steven T. Bickmore
Chapter 7: Varian Johnson: Discovering the Mysteries of Our Past through The Parker Inheritance
Alex Corbitt
Chapter 8:Renee Watston: Love Above All—Unpacking Piecing Me Together
Shanetia P. Clark
Chapter 9: Tiffany D. Jackson: Shining a Light on Missing Black Girls through Creative Narratives in Monday’s Not Coming
Steven T. Bickmore and Gretchen Rumohr
Chapter 10: Nnedi Okorafor: An Origin Story
Oluwaseun Animashaun
Chapter 11: Lamar Giles: Exploring the Ins and Outs of Community in Not so Pure and Simple
Morgan Jackson