Synopses & Reviews
Ever since he found her battered and raped in the alley near his home, Thulani hasn't been able to think about anything but Ysa. This is the first time since his mother died that he's given a thought to anything but the rock doves he keeps on the roof of his house in Brooklyn. Now that he has seen Ysa, Thulani finally has a reason to come down from the roof. But it's not so easy for him -- especially when it seems that Ysa doesn't want him in her world at all.
Review
"One of the most powerful new voices in young adult literature, Garcia explores loss and love, identity, and self-determination..." Riverbank Review
Synopsis
From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner Rita Williams-Garcia, Every Time a Rainbow Dies is a moving, lyrical, and diverse love story--perfect for fans of One Crazy Summer who are ready for an older voice.
Ever since he found her battered and raped in the alley near his home, Thulani hasn't been able to think about anything but Ysa. This is the first time since his mother died that he's given a thought to anything but the rock doves he keeps on the roof of his house in Brooklyn.
Now that he has seen Ysa, Thulani finally has a reason to come down from the roof. But it's not so easy for him--especially when it seems that Ysa doesn't want him in her world at all.
Synopsis
Since finding her battered and raped in the alley near his home, Thulani hasn't stopped thinking about Ysa. It's the first time since his mother's death he finally has a reason to come down from the roof.
About the Author
Winner of the PEN/Norma Klein Award, Rita Williams-Garcia is the author of five other distinguished novels for young adults:
Blue Tights,
Every Time a Rainbow Dies,
Fast Talk on a Slow Track,
Like Sisters on the Homefront, and
No Laughter Here, the latter four of which were chosen as ALA Best Books for Young Adults.
Like Sisters on the Homefrontwas also named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a best book of the year by ALA
Booklist,
School Library Journal,
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, and
Publishers Weekly. She has also written an acclaimed novel for middle-grade readers,
One Crazy Summer, which the
New York Timescalled "a powerful and affecting story of sisterhood and motherhood."
Rita Williams-Garcia is currently a faculty member at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in the Writing for Children and Young Adults Program. She has two daughters, Michelle and Stephanie, and lives in Jamaica, New York.