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Nigeria Jones / Ibi Zoboi.

Zoboi, Ibi Aanu, (author.).

Summary:

"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.
"Warrior Princess. That's what Nigeria's father calls her. He's 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 mother--the perfect matriarch to their Movement--disappears, Nigeria's world is upended. She finds herself taking care of her baby brother and stepping into a role she doesn't want. Nigeria's 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 father's 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."--Front jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062888853
  • ISBN: 0062888854
  • ISBN: 9780062888846
  • ISBN: 0062888846
  • ISBN: 9798368704838
  • Physical Description: 369 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.
Novel.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part one : Founding father -- Preamble -- Article I : Independence Day. Section 1 ; Section 2 ; Section 3 -- Article II : Black August. Section 1 ; Section 2 ; Section 3 -- Article III: Labor Day. Section 1 ; Section 2 ; Section 3 -- Part two : Divided states of Nigeria Jones -- My body as land acknowledgment -- Article IV : Black to [freedom] school. Grievance 1 ; Grievance 2 ; Grievance 3 ; Grievance 4 ; Grievance 5 ; Grievance 6 -- Article V : Indigenous People's Day. 1. My body is not a nation ; 2. My body is not a war ; 3. My body is not a treaty ; 4. My body is not an exploration ; 5. My body is not a mission ; 6. My body is not a border ; 7. My body is not a conquest ; 8. My body is not a territory ; 9. My body is not a constitution -- Part three : The (r)evolution of Nigeria Jones -- Declaration of Independence -- Article VI : Halloween, All Souls' Eve. 1st amendment ; 2nd amendment ; 3rd amendment ; 4th amendment ; 5th amendment ; 6th amendment -- Article VII : Gratitude Day (Indigenous Peoples' Day II). Atonement -- Article VIII: New Year's Day, Kwanzaa : Imani (faith), Haitian Independence Day, birthday. Emancipation -- Epilogue -- Article IX : Father's Day, Juneteenth. Reparations.
Target Audience Note:
Ages: 13-18. Balzer + Bray.
Grades: 8-12. Balzer + Bray.
Reading L: 5.3 Balzer + Bray.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.3 15 522297.
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Author Book Award, 2024 (Winner)
Subject: African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Self-realization > Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Black nationalism > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Missing persons > Juvenile fiction.
Coming of age > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Bildungsromans.
Novels.
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 63 of 67 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System. (Show)

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Moore County Library YA FIC ZOBOI (Text) 48198030025478 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Morganton Public Library YA ZOB (Text) 33557004567194 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Murphy Public Library J F ZOB (Text) 80605003675229 Juvenile Fiction Available -
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North Asheville Library YA ZOB (Text) 0020660075175 Young Adult Fiction Available -
North Regional Library TEEN ZOBOI (Text) 31781067592921 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Person County Library YA F ZOB (Text) 34622503742562 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield YA Zoboi (Text) 38955500087631 Young Adult Fiction Available -
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