Pride: A Pride & Prejudice Remix

In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. A smart, funny, gorgeous retelling starring all characters of color.

Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable.

When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.

But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick's changing landscape, or lose it all.

"Zoboi skillfully depicts the vicissitudes of teenage relationships, and Zuri's outsize pride and poetic sensibility make her a sympathetic teenager in a contemporary story about race, gentrification, and young love." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")

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304 pages

Average rating: 8.07

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Anonymous
Aug 23, 2023
10/10 stars
I love reading stories that are relatable and have people of color represented in the most natural spotlight. The discussion of gentrification, going to college, and having dreams while living in the "hood" was refreshing being a first generation college graduate and being from the hood and going back to help make change. I loved the book and Zoboi did a phenomenal job. I look forward to her future work.
luvbnett
Aug 09, 2023
10/10 stars
Yes yes and yes! I couldn't finish the old classic without much effort but THIS was hard to put down. A must read for anyone, but especially my brown kids who want to enjoy a "relatable" remix of an old classic

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