Radiant

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

A historical middle-grade novel-in-verse from multiple Coretta Scott King winner Vaunda Micheaux Nelson.

In the momentous fall of 1963, Cooper Dale wrestles with what it means to "shine" for a Black girl in a predominantly white community near Pittsburgh. Beginning with the Birmingham bombing and featuring the Kennedy assassination and Beatlemania, Radiant is a finely crafted novel-in-verse about race, class, and finding a place...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593855787
• ISBN13: 9780593855782
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9