It’s usually the other way around where the guy is from the other side of the tracks. I loved that she was Haitian and Dominican!!! The story was sort of heartbreaking since gentrification affects entire families and ultimately affected hers but I loved that she fell for this square, rich kid. This story was a book that spoke my language, both Spanish and colloquial English spoken in urban areas. The way she describes them resemble me more than anything and the only other author that’s been able to accomplish that for me is Veronica Chambers, another slept on Afro-latinx author. Maybe it’s because I relate more to her characters. Her books are fantastic probably more moving to me that Daniel Jose Olders “Shadowshaper” or Angie Thomas’s The hate you give. Ibi is definitely one of those slept on writers in the we need diverse books conversation. Pride on the other hand was a retelling that awakened my senses and spoke to me on so many different levels. I just can’t relate to old classics at all, no matter how many readers tell me it’s the best book they ever read. I think it’s because me, as a poor, black Latina raised in an inner city neighborhood, ive never felt like those classic romances spoke to me. SO I’m not a P&P purist, in fact I’ve never even read it. Happy to see publishers finally publishing stories Ibi Zoboi's Pride is a strong option for summer reading and for sharing in a classroom or for homeschooling. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.īut with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick’s changing landscape, or lose it all. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice , National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic.Ī smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of Pride and Prejudice, starring all characters of color.ĭon't miss the audiobook, read by Elizabeth Acevedo, the beloved author and narrator of The Poet X, winner of an Odyssey Honor and an AudioFile Earphones Award winner.
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