06542cam a2201249 4500 2478384608 TxAuBib 20250814120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781501126093 1501126091 B01M9I7CRC Amazon a837762d-c37a-44ec-bc3f-f673066113c1 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3022487 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Ward, Jesmyn. Sing, Unburied, Sing [Bridges eBook] : A Novel. Scribner, 2017. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 3436kB. 2022 library of congress prize for fiction. "listen-alike" for lincoln in the bardo. nyt best books of the 21st century. outstanding audiobook narration. 10 best fiction books of 2010s. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. African American Literature. african american experience. African American authors. african american writers. 2017 national book award. african american books. MacArthur Genius Grant. best books of the year. andrew carnegie medal. 2018 rusa listen list. best fiction of 2010s. award-winning novels. banned black authors. National Book Award. award-winning books. fiction bestsellers. black lives matter. mother's day gifts. best books of 2017. best books for mom. banned black books. best books on race. #blacklivesmatter. best book of 2017. time best fiction. southern writers. black experience. blacklivesmatter. challenged books. race in america. book club books. discrimination. diverse voices. a.a. book club. let us descend. tragic journey. incarceration. Black history. award-winning. black writers. black authors. books for mom. gifts for mom. books on race. Mother's Day. gun violence. Banned Books. black voices. best fiction. genius grant. a.a. authors. a.a. writers. ghost story. best novels. NBA nominee. inequality. top novels. Diversity. book club. the south. prejudice. injustice. macarthur. violence. racism. Prison. HTML:<b>*Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by <i>The New York Times *</i></b> <b>WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br /> <br /> <b>A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, the story of a family on a journey through rural Mississippi, is a "tour de force" (<i>O, The Oprah Magazine</i>) and a timeless work of fiction that is destined to become a classic.</b><br /> Jesmyn Ward's historic second National Book Award–winner is "perfectly poised for the moment" (<i>The New York Times</i>), an intimate portrait of three generations of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle. "Ward's writing throbs with life, grief, and love... this book is the kind that makes you ache to return to it" (<i>Buzzfeed</i>).<br /> <br /> Jojo is thirteen years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. He doesn't lack in fathers to study, chief among them his Black grandfather, Pop. But there are other men who complicate his understanding: his absent White father, Michael, who is being released from prison; his absent White grandfather, Big Joseph, who won't acknowledge his existence; and the memories of his dead uncle, Given, who died as a teenager.<br /> <br /> His mother, Leonie, is an inconsistent presence in his and his toddler sister's lives. She is an imperfect mother in constant conflict with herself and those around her. She is Black and her children's father is White. She wants to be a better mother but can't put her children above her own needs, especially her drug use. Simultaneously tormented and comforted by visions of her dead brother, which only come to her when she's high, Leonie is embattled in ways that reflect the brutal reality of her circumstances.<br /> <br /> When the children's father is released from prison, Leonie packs her kids and a friend into her car and drives north to the heart of Mississippi and Parchman Farm, the State Penitentiary. At Parchman, there is another thirteen-year-old boy, the ghost of a dead inmate who carries all of the ugly history of the South with him in his wandering. He too has something to teach Jojo about fathers and sons, about legacies, about violence, about love.<br /> <br /> Rich with Ward's distinctive, lyrical language, <i>Sing, Unburied, Sing</i> is a majestic and unforgettable family story and "an odyssey through rural Mississippi's past and present" (<i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i>). African American Fiction. Literature. Fantasy. Fiction. 4. 5. Media Type: eBook. National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist. PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist. Notable Books for Adults. 10 Best Books of 2017. National Book Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-08-12 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a837762d-c37a-44ec-bc3f-f673066113c1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a837762d-c37a-44ec-bc3f-f673066113c1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)