Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood

"A canvas of vividly impressionistic splashes of growing up young, gifted, Black, and female."
-The Philadelphia Inquirer

In this memoir of perceptions and ideas, renowned feminist intellectual bell hooks presents a stirringly intimate account of growing up in the South. Stitching together the gossamer threads of her girlhood memories, hooks shows us one strong-spirited child's journey toward becoming a writer.

Along the way, hooks sheds light on the vulnerability of children, the special un...