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City summer, country summer / written by Kiese Laymon ; illustrated by Alexis Franklin.

Laymon, Kiese, (author.). Franklin, Alexis, 1996- (illustrator.).

Summary:

On the ground of that garden, covered in vegetables and dirt, coated in laughter, I want to say that the Mississippi and New York in our Black boy bodies were indistinguishable. Three Black boys spend one special summer exploring the Mississippi woods and woulds and coulds of sharing the kind of freeing friendship that is love. Watched over and given space to discover by Grandmama and Mama Lara, New York, Country, and little C find camaraderie in their contrasts and all the unspoken things between them while playing games of marco polo in the thick garden and sledding on cardboard by the underpass. With text brimming with love by award-winning author Kiese Laymon and deeply evocative illustrations by Alexis Franklin, City Summer, Country Summer illuminates the tenuous and tender bonds of friendship Black boys forge with one another. Amazon.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593405567
  • ISBN: 0593405560
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Kokila, an imprint of Pnguin RandomHouse LLC, [2025]

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Target Audience Note:
Ages 5-9. Kokila.
Grades 2-3. Kokila.

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Subject:
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Country life > Juvenile fiction.
City dwellers > Juvenile fiction.
Summer > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Mississippi > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Country life > Fiction.
Summer > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Mississippi > Fiction.
Genre:
Picture books.

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  • 38 of 47 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Warren County Memorial Library System.

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