savvy sheldon feels good as hell by taj mccoy

“‘What the Fireflies Knew’ is a beautifully written novel that shows the full breadth of what it means to be a Black girl in this world - the joy, the trauma, the beauty, the growing pains. What hurts, what’s exciting, what’s joyful, what’s painful for a young Black girl in this moment of her life.” To see what it smelled like, what it tastes like, what it feels like. “I wanted to write that way to give adult readers the opportunity to see what this experience is like. One of Harris’ main goals when writing KB’s story was to prioritize the voice of a young Black girl, she told us.

“The book is the story of her summer - trying to navigate all of that and learning the truth about her identity, her own voice … it’s ultimately a story of family love, loss and really just this unfiltered experience of Black girlhood,” Harris said.

During this time, KB works to learn more about the grandfather she barely knows, uncover long-hidden secrets in her new town and create the family picture she’s always desired. The story is told through the perspective of KB, a preteen who has just lost her father to an overdose and is subsequently sent to live with her grandfather in Lansing, Michigan - unknowingly for the entire summer - with her teenage sister, Nia. We immediately knew we had to publish it,” Ball told Shop TODAY in a statement via e-mail. “Phoebe and I read this in August 2020, not long after formally announcing our partnership and founding of Tiny Reparations Books, and we both immediately fell in love with Kai Harris’ voice through the eyes of her 10-year-old character, KB. The book, Kai Harris's “ What the Fireflies Knew,” was a standout for Robinson and publisher Christine Ball. Last week, Tiny Reparations Books - an imprint founded by “2 Dope Queens” actress, comedian and New York Times bestselling author Phoebe Robinson - released its first fiction novel.

Savvy sheldon feels good as hell by taj mccoy