Such Sweet Thunder Black Studies trying to figure out who

trying to figure out who she is and where she belongs after her best friend moved away from New Jersey

and the body count are rising…With Kira’s drug kingpin fiancé and sexy protector

from the beloved award-winning author of Digest and Air Traffic

and now passes seamlessly as white

noun: a substance that speeds up a reaction without itself changing

Such Sweet Thunder Black Studies trying to figure out whoAstonishing an uncommonly rich picture of Black American family life in early 20th century Jim Crow America. Publishers Weekly (starred review) This vibrant portrait of African American life in Jazz Age Kansas City captures the magic of childhood and parental love through the eyes of a remarkable boy (New York Times) This must read rediscovery, published in an elegant and unabridged paperback edition with a new foreword, is a literary masterpiece