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2019., Adolescent, RP Teens Call No: REALISTIC F DEE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Nira Ghani has always dreamed of becoming a musician. Her Guyanese parents, however, have big plans for her to become a scientist or doctor. Nira's grandmother and her best friend, Emily, are the only people who seem to truly understand her desire to establish an identity outside of the one imposed on Nira by her parents. When auditions for jazz band are announced, Nira realizes it's now or never to convince her parents that she deserves a chance to pursue her passion.
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2019., Adolescent, RP Teens Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A Guyanese girl must find the balance between her parents' 'old world' expectations and traditions while pursuing her dream of being a great trumpeter"--OCLC.
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2019., Adolescent, RP Teens Call No: TEEN FIC DEE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A Guyanese girl must find the balance between her parents' 'old world' expectations and traditions while pursuing her dream of being a great trumpeter"--OCLC.
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[2020]., Pre-adolescent, Stone Arch Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble.
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[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Stone Arch Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Layla is determined to be a part of her basketball team's starting lineup this year. When Layla tries out not only does she make it as a starter, but she is also selected to be captain. Layla is thrilled, but it creates tension with her best friend, Danika. Layla wants to enjoy her success, but she wonders if she can do that and still keep her best friend.
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2022., Adolescent, RP Teens Call No: ROMANCE F DEE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Aspiring screenwriter Altuna Rashad has big plans for the last summer before she leaves Ontario, California, for the college in Georgia, the most important of which is securing the loving attention of her crush, Tristan Dangerfield; however she also has to get out from the obsessive over-protectiveness of her older brother, Robby, who mocks their family's devotion to the old Caribbean traditions and superstitions, while grieving the loss of his life partner, David--Tuna is convinced the omens prove that the ancestors are on her side, but sometimes the ancestors need a little help from the living.
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[2020]., Pre-adolescent, Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint Call No: Fic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When the coach of her championship softball team asks Raisa Kumar to teach a new recruit, Annie, how to pitch she is eager to help, especially since she hopes to be a coach herself someday; but when the team's other pitcher turns up with a broken arm, teaching Annie takes on a new urgency--and Raisa's efforts at coaching seem to be frustrating Annie rather then helping her.