Nigeria Jones /
Zoboi, Ibi Aanu
Nigeria Jones / Ibi Zoboi. - First edition. - 369 pages ; 22 cm
Part one: Founding father -- Part two: The divided states of Nigeria Jones -- Part three: The (r)evolution of Nigeria Jones -- Epilogue.
"A sixteen-year-old girl whose father is the leader of a Black liberation group discovers her own place in the world."-- "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.
Ages 13 and up. Balzer + Bray.
Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Winner, 2024.
0062888846 9780062888846
2022049097
African Americans--Juvenile fiction
Black nationalism--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Juvenile fiction
Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction
Missing persons--Juvenile fiction
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
Self-realization--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Fiction
Black nationalism--Fiction.
Coming of age--Fiction
Family life--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Self-realization--Fiction.
Bildungsromans
Contemporary realistic fiction.
Young adult fiction.
PZ7.1 .Z64 / Ni 2023
[Fic] 813.6 Fic
Nigeria Jones / Ibi Zoboi. - First edition. - 369 pages ; 22 cm
Part one: Founding father -- Part two: The divided states of Nigeria Jones -- Part three: The (r)evolution of Nigeria Jones -- Epilogue.
"A sixteen-year-old girl whose father is the leader of a Black liberation group discovers her own place in the world."-- "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.
Ages 13 and up. Balzer + Bray.
Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Winner, 2024.
0062888846 9780062888846
2022049097
African Americans--Juvenile fiction
Black nationalism--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Juvenile fiction
Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction
Missing persons--Juvenile fiction
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
Self-realization--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Fiction
Black nationalism--Fiction.
Coming of age--Fiction
Family life--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Self-realization--Fiction.
Bildungsromans
Contemporary realistic fiction.
Young adult fiction.
PZ7.1 .Z64 / Ni 2023
[Fic] 813.6 Fic