Ain't Burned All the Bright

Written by Jason Reynolds · Illustrated by Jason Griffin

Experience the struggle to breathe as a Black person in America through art and words.

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384 pages· 2,085 words· Est. 16 min read· ~810L

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Bookroo's summary

Dive into a powerful blend of art and text that captures the Black experience in America today. This unique project explores the symbolism of oxygen, revealing the struggle to truly breathe across generations. Through vivid illustrations and poignant words, it challenges readers to confront the reality of racial injustice. Will you understand the weight of each breath?

From the publisher

Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. Written by #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds. Jason Reynolds and his best bud, Jason Griffin had a mind-meld. And they decided to tackle it, in one fell swoop, in about ten sentences, and 300 pages of art, this piece, this contemplation-manifesto-fierce-vulnerable-gorgeous-terrifying-WhatIsWrongWithHumans-hope-filled-hopeful-searing-Eye-Poppingly-Illustrated-tender-heartbreaking-how-The-HECK-did-They-Come-UP-with-This project about oxygen. And all of the symbolism attached to that word, especially NOW. And so for anyone who didn’t really know what it means to not be able to breathe, REALLY breathe, for generations, now you know. And those who already do, you’ll be nodding yep yep, that is exactly how it is.