“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. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.īut 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. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius.

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. Hi, its just Zuri, I say, holding out my hand to the taller boy with the. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. Layla pronounces my whole name while pointing at me. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. A smart, funny, gorgeous retelling starring all characters of color. But More Pride by Ibi Zoboi (ARC Review).

Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. 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. Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Zuri Benitez has pride.

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