Like Vanessa / Tami Charles.
It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but with a dysfunctional family (mother in jail, father withdrawn, drunken grandfather, gay cousin) the odds are against her--until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
Record details
- ISBN: 1580897770
- ISBN: 9781580897778
- Physical Description: 284 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- 730L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.9 10 193702.
- Awards Note:
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
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Newark (N.J.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
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- 20 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | JUV FIC CHARLES (Text) | 36015000498507 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
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