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Brownies: Introduction

Brownies: ZZ Packer Biography

Brownies: Summary

Brownies: Characters

Brownies: Themes

Brownies: Style

Brownies: Historical Context

Brownies: Critical Overview

Brownies: Criticism

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"Brownies" is a story by ZZ Packer, a young African American writer. It appears in Packer's short story collection, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, which was published in 2003 to great acclaim. The story is about a Brownie troop of fourth-grade African American girls from suburban Atlanta, Georgia, who go to summer camp. At the camp, they encounter a troop of white girls and...