Audiobook: novel in verse. The lyrical, unforgettable story of an interracial couple in 1990s New York City who are determined to protect their love against all external forces.
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Audiobook: novel in verse. The lyrical, unforgettable story of an interracial couple in 1990s New York City who are determined to protect their love against all external forces.
#LitsyLove
#AwesomeApril Readathon
#ReadAway2024
A Romeo and Juliet retelling through an interracial teenage couple in the 1990s. Angel, a Puerto Rican American boy from Brooklyn, and Hannah, a Korean American girl from Queens, are all consumed in love. The prose of this is beautiful and a cultural love letter. I love that the author speaks to us between the seasons of this story (instead of acts) as you might hear in a play.
This raw, vibrant, free-wheeling reimagining of Romeo & Juliet is the story of two teens, Angel, who is Puerto Rican, & Hannah, who is Korean, who fall in love in 1993. Told in verse, heavily influenced by hip-hop, the story is deeply rooted in the cultures and words and worlds of Queens and Brooklyn. The author is the first woman to be named Poet Laureate of Queens and reading this, it‘s easy to see why. On sale 5/11/21.