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Ã2013., Anchor Books, a division of Random House LLC Call No: HISTORICAL FICTION Edition: 1st Anchor Bks. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A young woman from Nigeria leaves behind her home and her first love to start a new life in America, only to find her dreams are not all she expected"--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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-- Everyone is thinking it[2023]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: MYSTERY FIC OMO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Within the walls of Wodebury Hall, an elite boarding school in the English countryside, reputation is everything. But aspiring photographer Iyanu is more comfortable observing things safely from behind her camera. For Iyanu's estranged cousin, Kitan, life seems perfect. She has money, beauty, and friends like queen bee Heather. But as a Nigerian girl in a school as white and insular as Wodebury, Kitan struggles with the personal sacrifices needed to keep her place--and the protection she gets--within the exclusive popular crowd. Then photos from Iyanu's camera are stolen and splashed across the school the week before the Valentine's Day Ball--each with a juicy secret written on it. With everyone's dirty laundry suddenly out in the open, the school explodes in chaos, and the whispers accusing Iyanu of being the one behind it all start to feel like déjà vu. Each girl is desperate to unravel the mystery of who stole the photos and why. But exposing the truth will change them all forever"--
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2010., Simon & Schuster Paperbacks Call No: Realistic FIC Cleave Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed. Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When an English couple comes across a young Nigerian woman calling herself Little Bee, who has just fled a massacre in her village, the three strangers soon part ways. Two years later, Little Bee makes her way to England and arrives at the home of the couple, finding that they, like her, have been forever transformed by what they witnessed in Africa.
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2009., Simon & Schuster Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st Simon & Schuste Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Click here to view Summary Note: A confrontation between a sixteen-year-old Nigerian orphan, called Little Bee, and a wealthy British couple on vacation, has life-changing consequences for everyone involved.
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2004., HarperCollins Call No: Young adult FIC WILLIAMS-GARCIA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Queens, New York, ten-year-old Akilah is determined to find out why her closest friend, Victoria, is silent and withdrawn after returning from a trip to her homeland, Nigeria. Annotation. Even though they were born in different countries, Akilah and Victoria are true best friends. But Victoria has been acting strange ever since she returned from her summer in Nigeria, where she had a special coming-of-age ceremony.
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2001., HarperCollins Call No: Young adult FIC NAIDOO Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother's murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.
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2001, c2000., Juvenile, HarperCollins Call No: F Nai Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother's murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.
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2001., HarperCollins Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother's murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.
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2003., Juvenile, HarperTrophy Call No: FIC NAIDOO Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother's murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.
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c2003., Pre-adolescent, HarperTrophy Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st Harper Trophy ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother's murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.
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[2018], Harper Call No: REALISTIC F IWE Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. But Niru has a painful secret: he is queer---an abominable sin to his conservative Nigerian parents.
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2021., Primary, Candlewick Press Call No: ER FIC ATI Edition: First US Edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Three delightful stories about Too Small Tola, a young girl who, though small, is very determined. Tola lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. Tola proves to be stronger than she seems when she goes to market with Grandmummy and manages to carry home a basket full of yams and vegetables, chilli peppers and fish. When the taps in the flat don't work, it's Tola who brings water from the well, and it's Tola who saves the day when Mr Abdul, the tailor, needs his goods to be delivered quickly. Too Small Tola is a wonderful new character in the world of children's books by multi-award-winning children's writer and storyteller Atinuke.
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2022., Adolescent, Feiwel and Friends Call No: REALISTIC F ONO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Seventeen-year-old Nigerian Canadian Adanna Nkwachi must deal with an estranged older brother, uncertainty about her future, and helping her cousin plan a big Nigerian wedding.
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2015., Anchor Books Call No: Realistic 305.42 Adi Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Presents a definition of feminism characterized by awareness and inclusion, and offers arguments for why everyone, men and women, should be feminists in this way.
