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Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
Miss Alicia Williams did a fantastic job with Genesis Begins Again and I would certainly recommend it to black girls who are starting to notice colorism in their day-to-day interactions or in the media.
Genesis Begins Again is also a great read for students who have parents who are struggling with addiction or job/housing instabilities.
I’m currently reading Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds, and if Genesis Begins Again was a short story it could certainly be one of the sections in his book.
Try reading them together.
Children and teens have a lot of emotional and physical obstacles outside of school-- without necessarily having the language or guidance-- that can silently (and severely) affect them. One thing I appreciated about this book is that Genesis’s parents/grandparents do eventually open up to her. Despite still wrestling with their own parental trauma/dysfunction, Genesis’s family treat her like a mature child and put their issues on the table, which allows her to find freedom in the truth: that she is enough as she is.
It’s usually later in life that children realize that their parents have trauma and have inflicted the remnants of that onto them. Genesis was, thankfully, able to realize this early before further damage caused her to lash out.
Alicia handles all the layers of Genesis's life with honesty, grace and hope.
Genesis Begins Again is also a great read for students who have parents who are struggling with addiction or job/housing instabilities.
I’m currently reading Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds, and if Genesis Begins Again was a short story it could certainly be one of the sections in his book.
Try reading them together.
Children and teens have a lot of emotional and physical obstacles outside of school-- without necessarily having the language or guidance-- that can silently (and severely) affect them. One thing I appreciated about this book is that Genesis’s parents/grandparents do eventually open up to her. Despite still wrestling with their own parental trauma/dysfunction, Genesis’s family treat her like a mature child and put their issues on the table, which allows her to find freedom in the truth: that she is enough as she is.
It’s usually later in life that children realize that their parents have trauma and have inflicted the remnants of that onto them. Genesis was, thankfully, able to realize this early before further damage caused her to lash out.
Alicia handles all the layers of Genesis's life with honesty, grace and hope.