She lives on the land with her mother and father. The Rules Of The Land by Alaya Dawn Johnson is an imaginative story about a girl named Nena who is the daughter of a selkie and a man. The Rules Of The Land by Alaya Dawn Johnson Everyone is dead except for Abigail and a young woman named Mo. Set in the Old West, when we first meet Abigail, the Black settlement where she lives has been attacked by a gang of white men. Rebecca Roanhorse’s contribution Wherein Abigail Fields Recalls Her First Death And Subsequently Her Best Life is about a girl who doesn’t die. Wherein Abigail Fields Recalls Her First Death And Subsequently Her Best Life by Rebecca Roanhorse I am going to seek out more by Elizabeth Acevedo. This is my first time reading anything by Acevedo and my god, her words are superb. Everything changes with the appearance of a boy, of course. At first, they work the mines, now it is the sugar fields. The main character Eula essentially is a slave on a plantation run by Castillos. Eula may be motherless, but she has a special ability – an affinity for metal. Gilded by Elizabeth Acevedo is about a girl who is born with gold dust on her skin. I don’t really love sci fi and outer space all that much, but this story was really good. She ends up deploying to space and another planet and working as an orc translator. Mae signs up for the military with the hope that her Uncle June will receive protection and sanctuary in return. The opening short story of A Phoenix First Must Burn certainly sets the tone for all the stories to come, I think. When Life Hands You A Lemon Fruitbomb by Amerie follows what happens when earth is invaded by aliens that the main character Mae calls orcs. When Life Hands You A Lemon Fruitbomb by Amerie I have literally no ability to be objective – this post is absolutely subjective. Also - I do want to say that I read these stories from the perspective of a white person, so please take my opinions with a grain of salt.
That’s amazing and there needs to be more like this out there. I also am so glad this exists for Black teen girls to see themselves starring in every single story. In fact, I walked away with a desire to read more from specific authors in this anthology and I think that’s really wonderful. Not a single story in this anthology was a dud. There are all kinds of speculative fiction genres explored. Maybe because there’s a feeling of accomplishment when reading one or two short stories per day. A Phoenix First Must Burn edited by Patrice Caldwell is a spectacular anthology that’s essentially a celebration of Black Girl Magic. I don’t know what it is about this pandemic, but I am really ripping through short story anthologies.
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