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A Finalist for the National Book Award
When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a Historically Black College, its the first time shes ever been so far from her familyand the first time that shes been able to make her own choices and to seek her place in this new world. As she stumbles deeper into the world of dance and explores her sexuality, she also begins to wrestle with her pasther mothers struggle with addiction, her Nigerian fathers attempts to make a home for her. Ultimately, Ada discovers she needs to brush off the destiny others have chosen for her and claim full ownership of her body and her future.
Candice Ilohs beautifully crafted narrative about family, belonging, sexuality, and telling our deepest truths in order to be whole is at once immensely readable and ultimately Woodson, New York Times Bestselling Author of Brown Girl Dreaming
An essentialand emotionally gripping and masterfully written and compulsively readableaddition to the coming-of-age Stone, New York Times Bestselling Author of Dear Martin
This is a story about the sometimes toxic and heavy expectations set onthe backs of first-generation children, the pressures woven into the familydynamic, culturally and socially. About childhood secrets with sharp teeth. And ultimately, about a liberation that taunts every young person. Jason Reynolds, New York Times Bestselling Author of Long Way Down
Author: Candice Iloh
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/22/2020
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780525556206
Language: English
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