First Day Around the World Format:Hardcover gutting…generous” (The New York Times)

gutting…generous” (The New York Times) memoir that combines personal stories with piercing intellect to reflect both on the strife of American society and on Laymon’s experiences with abuse

while trying to navigate having a flame-winged goddess show up in her tiny Brooklyn apartment

Known for her skills and feared for her temper

A finalist for the 2022 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel

First Day Around the World Format:Hardcover gutting…generous” (The New York Times)From award winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and artist Juanita Londoo, this lyrical celebration of the first day of school across every continent explores what going back to school looks like for children in countries around the world! How do children around the world spend their first day of school? Some eat warm akara for breakfast in Nigeria, while others unwrap lunches of kluski in Poland. In China, they practice intricate