Nigeria Jones
Call Number
- FICTION ZOBO TEEN (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
Physical Description
369 pages ; 22 cm
Audience
Ages 13 and up. Balzer + Bray.
Summary
"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.
Contents
- Part one: Founding father
- Part two: The divided states of Nigeria Jones
- Part three: The (r)evolution of Nigeria Jones
- Epilogue.
Subjects
- African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
- Families > Juvenile fiction.
- Self-realization > Juvenile fiction.
- Interpersonal relations > Juvenile fiction.
- Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
- Black nationalism > Juvenile fiction.
- Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
- Missing persons > Juvenile fiction.
- African Americans > Fiction.
- Families > Fiction.
- Self-realization > Fiction.
- Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
- Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
- Black nationalism > Fiction.
- Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
- Missing persons > Fiction.