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Violence
Barely any
Period violence in some stories
Language
Barely any
Mild dialect language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Romantic relationships; no explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of desire, independence, and the Black experience during the Great Migration
What this book is about
A 2020 collection of Hurston's short stories originally published in the 1920s-30s, many previously uncollected. Features stories of love, migration, and community in the Black world. Some mature romantic content in period-appropriate style. For older teens and adults.
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