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Every body looking / Candice Iloh.
Told entirely in verse, Ada's story encompasses her earliest memories as a child, including her abuse at the hands of a young cousin, her mother's rejection and descent into addiction, and her father's attempts to create a home for his American daughter more like the one he knew in Nigeria. The present-tense of the book is Ada's first year at Howard University in Washington DC, where she must finally confront the fundamental conflict between who her family says she should be and what her body tells her she must be.
Record details
- ISBN: 0525556206
- ISBN: 9780525556206
- Physical Description: 403 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dutton Books, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.99 |
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| Genre: | Novels in verse. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | YA Iloh | 31681020146692 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A debut novel in verse follows the story of a mixed-heritage poet whose coming of age within the African diaspora is shaped by abuse at the hands of a cousin, her motherâs descent into addiction and her fatherâs efforts to create a Nigerian-inspired home in America. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
"'Ada' means first daughter, means oldest girl, means pressure. 'Ada' means you are expected to do a lot of things because the honor of this family rests on your back. When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a Historically Black College, it's the first time she's ever been so far from her family - and the first time that she's been able to make her own choices and 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. 'Every Body Looking' is a luminous and inspiring novel in verse about bearing the weight of others' expectations and finding the courage to shape a life of one's own."-Jacket flap. - Penguin Putnam
A Finalist for the National Book Award
When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a Historically Black College, itâs the first time sheâs ever been so far from her familyâand the first time that sheâs 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 pastâher motherâs struggle with addiction, her Nigerian fatherâs 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.
âCandice Ilohâs beautifully crafted narrative about family, belonging, sexuality, and telling our deepest truths in order to be whole is at once immensely readable and ultimately healing.ââJacqueline Woodson, New York Times Bestselling Author of Brown Girl Dreaming
âAn essentialâand emotionally gripping and masterfully written and compulsively readableâaddition to the coming-of-age canon.ââNic Stone, New York Times Bestselling Author of Dear Martin
âThis is a story about the sometimes toxic and heavy expectations set onthe backs of first-generation children, the pressures woven into the familydynamic, culturally and socially. About childhood secrets with sharp teeth. And ultimately, about a liberation that taunts every young person.â âJason Reynolds, New York Times Bestselling Author of Long Way Down
