Pride: A Pride & Prejudice Remix

A contemporary retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice set in Brooklyn, featuring an all-characters-of-color cast. Zuri Benitez takes pride in her Afro-Latino heritage and her neighborhood, but gentrification threatens to transform Bushwick beyond recognition. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street with their two teenage sons, Zuri is determined to avoid them—particularly the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Her older sister Janae, however, becomes drawn to the charming Ainsley. As Zuri and Darius are forced into closer contact, their mutual dislike gradually transforms into unexpected understanding. Meanwhile, Zuri navigates competing pressures from her four sisters, attention from a boy named Warren, and looming college applications as she tries to secure her place in her rapidly changing neighborhood. The novel explores teenage relationships, race, gentrification, and first love through Zuri's distinctive voice and strong sense of identity.