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Like Vanessa

Tami Charles

In 1983 Newark, Vanessa Martin lives with family in public housing and admires Vanessa Williams, the first Black Miss America. She has little memory of her incarcerated mother, lives with a grandfather dealing with addiction, and wrestles with her own self-confidence. When a new teacher organizes a school beauty and talent pageant, the teacher encourages Vanessa to enter. Participation begins to shift how Vanessa sees her world and herself amid a difficult home situation.

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Themes
Family · Identity · Racism And Prejudice · School · Self Acceptance
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Published
March 13, 2018
ISBN-13
9781580898997
Language
English
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