But an unexpected encounter at an open-mic poetry night shows them they may have seriously misjudged each other and a romance begins. She thinks he's rude and arrogant and he does nothing to change that first impression. While it's not long before Zuri's older sister, Janae, and Ainsley, the oldest Darcy boy, become involved, Zuri and Darius Darcy get off to a bad start. When the rich African American Darcy family (with two handsome teen sons) buys the abandoned house across the street and turns it into a mini-mansion, she sees her beloved neighborhood slipping away, being transformed into a place she no longer recognizes, filled with upscale shops and even more mini-mansions. Zuri, a 17-year-old about-to-be high school senior, loves it just as it is with the loud music of block parties, neighbors shouting to one another through open windows, and kids turning on fire hydrants on hot summer days. In PRIDE, the Bennet sisters of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice have become the five Haitian-Dominican Benitez sisters from the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, a neighborhood that's rapidly gentrifying. Fans of Zoboi's American Street (a National Book Award finalist) should be forewarned that Pride is a very different read, with none of the violence, gritty storylines, and strong language present in her first novel. Readers, both those who already love Austen's novel and those unfamiliar with it, should be captivated and delighted by this modern retelling that mixes romance with serious storylines about class and racial prejudice. But as in Austen's novel, Zuri, who comes from a proud working-class family, will find herself falling in love with the rich boy who's new to the neighborhood. No way is she going to be friends with either of their handsome sons, Darius or Ainsley. She likes the neighborhood as it is and is certain families like the Darcys will change everything. Zuri Benitez is 17 and not at all thrilled that the house across the street has been turned into a mini-mansion by the African American Darcy family. The Bennett sisters from rural England are now the Haitian Dominican Benitez sisters from a gentrifying section of Brooklyn.

Parents need to know that Ibi Zoboi's Pride is a 21st century remix of the Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice.

Characters use Snapchat, and make mention of Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, and TV show A Different World. Zuri is a fan of Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me.

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