Waterbaby LOWER GRADE herself as she tries mightily

herself as she tries mightily to deny George entry into her world—and her heart

this engaging book introduces young adult readers to a subject that should matter to everyone

WINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE

married English teacher

In a lively interview conducted for this book

Waterbaby LOWER GRADE herself as she tries mightilyIn her astounding third collection, Nikki Wallschlaeger turns to waterthe natural element of griefto trace historys interconnected movements through family, memory, and day to day survival. Waterbaby is a book about Blackness, language, and motherhood in America; about the ancestral joys and sharp pains that travel together through the nervous systems crowded riverways; about the holy sanctuary of the bathtub for a spirit thats pushed beyond