Description
"Calling My Name is a treasure."--Nic Stone, New York Times-bestselling author of Dear Martin
Calling My Name is a striking, luminous, and literary exploration of family, spirituality, and self--ideal for readers of Jacqueline Woodson, Jandy Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Sandra Cisneros.
This unforgettable novel tells a universal coming-of-age story about Taja Brown, a young African American girl growing up in Houston, Texas, and deftly and beautifully explores the universal struggles of growing up, battling family expectations, discovering a sense of self, and finding a unique voice and purpose.
Told in fifty-three short, episodic, moving, and iridescent chapters, Calling My Name follows Taja on her journey from middle school to high school. Literary and noteworthy, this is a beauty of a novel that captures the multifaceted struggle of finding where you belong and why you matter.
Details
Author: |
Liara Tamani |
ISBN 10: |
0062656864 |
Pages: |
320 |
Publisher: |
Greenwillow Books |
Publication Date: |
October 24, 2017 |
Binding: |
Hardcover |
Weight: |
0.88lbs |
Age Group: |
Young Adult (14 - 18) |
Grade Range: |
9-12 |