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03272aam a2200481Ii 4500 001 92BB97AC970E11E98A9F505297128E48 003 SILO 005 20190625010039 008 181015t20192019nyua 000 0 eng d 020 $a 9781501195471 020 $a 1501195476 035 $a (OCoLC)1056733522 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d AZZPT $e rda $d HBP $d IOU $d SILO 050 4 $a CT 082 4 $a 155.24 $b 23 100 1 $a Okorafor, Nnedi, $e author. 245 10 $a Broken places & outer spaces : $b finding creativity in the unexpected / $c Nnedi Okorafor ; illustrations by Shyama Golden. 246 3 $a Broken places and outer spaces : $b finding creativity in the unexpected 264 1 $a New York : $b Simon & Schuster, $c 2019. 300 $a 88 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 19 cm 490 1 $a Ted Books 520 $a "Nnedi Okorafor was never supposed to be paralyzed. A college track star and budding entomologist, Nnedi's lifelong battle with scoliosis was just a bump in her plan--something a simple operation would easily correct. But when Nnedi wakes from the surgery to find she can't move her legs, her entire sense of self begins to waver. Confined to a hospital bed for months, unusual things begin to happen. Psychedelic bugs crawl her hospital walls; strange dreams visit her nightly. Nnedi begins to put these experiences into writing, conjuring up strange, fantastical stories. What Nnedi discovers during her confinement would prove to be the key to her life as a successful science fiction author: In science fiction, when something breaks, something greater often emerges from the cracks. In Broken Places & Outer Spaces, Nnedi takes the reader on a journey from her hospital bed deep into her memories, from her painful first experiences with racism as a child in Chicago to her powerful visits to her parents' hometown in Nigeria. From Frida Kahlo to Mary Shelly, she examines great artists and writers who have pushed through their limitations, using hardship to fuel their work. Through these compelling stories and her own, Nnedi reveals a universal truth: What we perceive as limitations have the potential to become our greatest strengths--far greater than when we were unbroken. A guidebook for anyone eager to understand how their limitations might actually be used as a creative springboard, Broken Places & Outer Spaces is an inspiring look at how to open up new windows in your mind."--Amazon. 600 10 $a Okorafor, Nnedi. 650 0 $a Resilience (Personality trait) 650 0 $a Self-acceptance. 650 0 $a Well-being. 650 0 $a Life skills. 650 0 $a Authors, American $y 21st century $v Biography. 700 1 $a Golden, Shyama, $e illustrator. 830 0 $a Ted books. 941 $a 10 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240524011145.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417015007.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231018020712.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20211113010103.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20211005013354.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204095042.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20191005013318.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20191002013731.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20190802010749.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20190716013637.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=92BB97AC970E11E98A9F505297128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search