Bigger Than Bravery: Black Resilience and Reclamation in a Time of Pandemic Middle-School-Young-Adult They are born of the

They are born of the authors' cultural heritage and travels--from riffs on family dishes like Strong Back Stew and memories of Uptown with Red Velvet Cake to neighborhood icons like Triboro Tres Leches and Chopped Stease (their take on the classic bodega chopped cheese) to recipes redolent of the African diaspora like Banana Leaf Fish and King Jaffe Jollof

earning her bachelor's and master's degrees from Chapman University (California) and University of Westminster (London) respectively

Monica started her career at DreamWorks Animation

and emotional balance

Bigger Than Bravery: Black Resilience and Reclamation in a Time of Pandemic Middle-School-Young-Adult They are born of theBig Indie Book of Fall, Publishers Weekly "Valerie Boyd's Bigger Than Bravery isn't just an anthology; it is a survival guide." Courtney B. Vance, Tony and Emmy winning actor An anthology of Black resilience and reclamation, with contributions by Pearl Cleage, Aunjanue Ellis Taylor, Honore Fanonne Jeffers, Tayari Jones, Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Deesha Philyaw, Khadijah Queen, Jason Reynolds, Alice Walker, and more Born of a desire to bring together