# Genesis Begins Again

**Author:** Alicia D. Williams
**Grade range:** Grades 5–8
**Age range:** 10–13
**First published:** 2019
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781481465816`
**ISBN-10:** `1481465813`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/genesis-begins-again
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Themes

- colorism
- self-worth
- identity

## Where this book is recommended

### William C. Morris YA Debut Award

- **recommended** · 5th grade — [source: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2020 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Morris_Award)
- **recommended** · 6th grade — [source: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2020 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Morris_Award)
- **recommended** · 7th grade — [source: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2020 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Morris_Award)
- **recommended** · 8th grade — [source: William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2020 Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Morris_Award)

## Banned / challenged record

Documented removals or formal challenges in at least one school district in 1 state: FL. Source: [PEN America's Index of School Book Bans](https://pen.org/banned-book-list/) 2022-2024.

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