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2022., Adolescent, Dutton Books Call No: REALISTIC F ILO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she's moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she's finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah's new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents' divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home"--Provided by the publisher.
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2022., Adolescent, Dutton Books Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC ILO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she's moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she's finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah's new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents' divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home"--Provided by publisher.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Dutton Books Call No: Young adult FIC ILOH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A mixed-heritage dancer's coming of age within the African diaspora is shaped by abuse at the hands of a cousin, her mother's descent into addiction, and her father's efforts to create a Nigerian-inspired home in America"--Provided by publisher.
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[2020]., Dutton Books Call No: REALISTIC F ILO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a Historically Black College, it's the first time she's been so far from her family--and the first time that she's 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 past--her mother's struggle with addiction, her Nigerian father's 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"--From the publisher's web site.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Dutton Books Call No: TEEN FIC ILO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A mixed-heritage dancer's coming of age within the African diaspora is shaped by abuse at the hands of a cousin, her mother's descent into addiction, and her father's efforts to create a Nigerian-inspired home in America"--Provided by publisher.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Dutton Books Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A mixed-heritage dancer's coming of age within the African diaspora is shaped by abuse at the hands of a cousin, her mother's descent into addiction, and her father's efforts to create a Nigerian-inspired home in America"--Provided by publisher.
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2023., Adolescent, Dutton Books Call No: TEEN FIC ILO Availability:2 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: A confrontation with a teacher and a family crisis force high school senior Cerulean Gene to drop out of twelfth grade and derails their dreams of moving cross-country and living off the grid.
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2023., Adolescent, Dutton Books Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC ILO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A confrontation with a teacher and a family crisis force high school senior Cerulean Gene to drop out of twelfth grade and derails their dreams of moving cross-country and living off the grid.
