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b>Crackling with energy and flair, this stylish book from Maxine Beneba Clarke--author of The Patchwork Bike and creator of When We Say Black Lives Matter--is all about the power of self-expression./b>br>br>Put on your PASSION. br>Wear your HEART on your sleeve. br> br>YOU'RE A FASHIONISTA! br>Work it. Rock it. BELIEVE. br>b> /b>br>Sometimes you go for clothes that are comfy-careless or just-blend-in fine. Or maybe you're in the mood for something more chic-a-bam! Lipstick that shimmers. Knee-high boots for steppin' out on the town. Fancy-frolic in feathers. Whatever you wear, find something you love and fast-make it your thing. Wear your wardrobe however--chic-a-boom! You're a fashionista! Alive with bold, vibrant, minimalist illustrations, Maxine Beneba Clarke's freeform text celebrates the joy of expressing yourself through fashion.
About the author
Maxine Beneba Clarke is an award-winning Australian writer and slam poet champion of Afro-Caribbean descent. She is the author of
The Patchwork Bike,
illustrated by Van Thanh Rudd, which received a
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the author-illustrator of the critically acclaimed
When We Say Black Lives Matter. Maxine Beneba Clarke's poetry and short fiction have won several prizes, including an Australian Independent Bookseller Indie Book Award and a Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Poetry. She lives in Australia.
