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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 the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanes...

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Main Authors: Charles, Tami
Published: Charlesbridge,
Publisher Address: Watertown, MA :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Williams, Vanessa > Juvenile fiction
African American girls > New Jersey > Newark > Juvenile fiction
Beauty contests > Juvenile fiction
Dysfunctional families > New Jersey > Newark > Juvenile fiction
Urban schools > New Jersey > Newark > Juvenile fiction
Self-confidence > Juvenile fiction
Nineteen eighties > Juvenile fiction
Newark N.J. > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction
Summary: 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 the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
Item Description: "A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jacket back.
Carrier Form: 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9781580897778 (hardback) :
1580897770 (hardback)
9781580898997 (paperback)
1580898998 (paperback)
Index Number: PZ7
CLC: I712.84
Call Number: I712.84/C477-8

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