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Nigeria Jones

Ibi Zoboi

Ages: 14+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-288884-6

Keywords: Black power movement, White supremacy, race, feminism, Philadelphia, Father-daughter relationship, sexual relationships

As the daughter of a charismatic Black leader, 16-year-old Nigeria is expected to fill the role of her absent mother. Homeschooled, she searches for freedom at a private Quaker school. Mature content