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Black IceIn 1972 Lorene Cary, a bright, ambitious black teenager from Philadelphia, was transplanted into the formerly all white, all male environs of the elite St. Paul's School in New Hampshire, where she became a scholarship student in a "boot camp" for future American leaders. Like any good student, she was determined to succeed. But Cary was also determined to succeed without selling out. This wonderfully frank and perceptive memoir describes the perils
In 1972 Lorene Cary, a bright, ambitious black teenager from Philadelphia, was transplanted into the formerly all-white, all-male environs of the elite St. Paul's School in New Hampshire, where she became a scholarship student in a "boot camp" for future American leaders. Like any good student, she was determined to succeed. But Cary was also determined to succeed without selling out. This wonderfully frank and perceptive memoir describes the perils and ambiguities of that double role, in which failing calculus and winning a student election could both be interpreted as betrayals of one's skin. Black Ice is also a universally recognizable document of a woman's adolescence; it is, as Houston Baker says, "a journey into selfhood that resonates with sober reflection, intellignet passion, and joyous love."Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 02/04/1992
ISBN: 9780679737452
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.22w x 0.58d
Review Citations: Booklist 09/15/1999 pg. 251
Publishers Weekly 01/27/1992
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 59974 / Black Ice
Reading Level: 6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12
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Gave this as a gift to my daughter's father for fathers day. He cried
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Sweetest book!
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I think this is the cutest little book and it makes a perfect gift for dads! Especially first time dads or dads that are having a first time daughter. Great for a gift for Father’s Day, gender reveal, or just to gift dad in general! It’s a sweet story to read and dad and daughter will both love it!
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Very cute
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Very cute book. The illustrations are well done. The story line is adorable. Great for young children. Good gift for a boy or a girl.
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So incredibly beautiful
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So sweet and such high quality paper and illustrations
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Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2026
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Must read
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This is such a sweet book. Loved the message in it.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2026
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