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1) Like Vanessa
Author
Language
English
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Description
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footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but with a dysfunctional family (mother in jail, father withdrawn, drunken grandfather, gay cousin) the odds are against her-- until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When the day of her quinceaƱera goes horribly wrong, Beatriz must put aside her dreams of dancing-- and getting famous enough to change her life-- in order to care for her grieving mami and run her deceased brother's gang. Then, handsome brainiac new-kid Nasser invites her to compete with him in an ACT-SO dance tournament that could land her a chance to appear on TV and meet her idol, Debbie Allen. Beatriz's dreams are coming back to life. But will...
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