The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus feat. L. Sam Smith

Writer & teacher L. Samantha Smith joins us to chat about The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus, a lush, split perspective YA debut. (Transcript) In today’s episode… The Stars and the Blackness Between Them follows two girls, Audre and Mabel. Audre has just been sent to Minnesota from her home in Trinidad after her mother found her with another girl. Mabel is ready to welcome her, but barely has the energy to enjoy much these days. After a startling diagnosis, Mabel counts on Audre for calm and peace. She also begins a correspondence with an imprisoned writer. It feels like these two people are alone in understanding her and anchoring her to this life. Can the two girls shape happiness in the space and time they have left together? […] The post The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus feat. L. Sam Smith appeared first on Nouvelle ELA Teaching Resources .

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The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus feat. L. Sam Smith is an episode from YA Cafe by Danielle Hall and Amanda Thrasher.

This episode is 28:33 long.

This episode was published on Sep 27, 2019.

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