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Barcode37821002495626
LocationMarshall District
TitleNigeria Jones / Ibi Zoboi.
AuthorZoboi, Ibi Aanu, author.
Call NoTEEN ZOB
CollectionTeen Fiction

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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780062888846
International Standard Book Number 0062888846
Dewey Decimal Classification Number [Fic]
Personal Name Zoboi, Ibi Aanu, author.
Title Statement Nigeria Jones / Ibi Zoboi.
Edition Statement First edition.
Imprint New York : Balzer + Bray, 2023
Physical Description 367 pages ; 21 cm.
Summary, Etc. "A sixteen-year-old girl whose father is the leader of a Black liberation group discovers her own place in the world"-- Provided by publisher.
Summary, Etc. "Warrior Princess. Thats what Nigerias father calls her. Hes raised her as part of the Movement, a Black separatist group based in Philadelphia. Nigeria is homeschooled and vegan and participates in traditional rituals that connect her and other kids from the group to their ancestors. But when her motherthe perfect matriarch to their Movementdisappears, Nigerias world is upended. She finds herself taking care of her baby brother and stepping into a role she doesnt want. Nigerias mother had secrets. She wished for a different life for her children, which includes sending her daughter to a private Quaker school outside of their strict group. Despite her fathers disapproval, Nigeria attends the school with her cousin, Kamau, and Sage, who used to be a friend. There, she slowly begins to blossom and expand her universe. As Nigeria searches for her mother, she starts to uncover a shocking truth. One that will lead her to question everything she thought she knew about her life and her family." -- Amazon.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term African Americans Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Schools Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Secrecy Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Interpersonal relations Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Self-realization Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Families Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Black nationalism Juvenile fiction.
Index Term-Genre/Form Historical fiction.
Index Term-Genre/Form Novels.