The True Definition of Neva Beane
New York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2020.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 222 pages ; 22 cm
Twelve-year-old Neva and her older brother Clayton have been left with their grandparents for the summer, and she is having a difficult time dealing with change: the changes to her body, changes with her relationships with her brother who is becoming involved with social activism and their multicultural community (and with Michelle, the sexy girl across the street), and with her best friend, Jamila, whose father is from Ghana--Neva is growing up and she is not sure that the dictionary has the right words to describe everything she is experiencing.
Subjects:
African American girls -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction.
Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.
Maturation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Social action -- Juvenile fiction.
Communities -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Grandparents -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Community life -- Juvenile fiction.
African American girls -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction.
Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.
Maturation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Social action -- Juvenile fiction.
Communities -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Grandparents -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Community life -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: Ages 8-12.
ISBN:
9781338324891
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C Kendall | Lower Richland | Children's Fiction | In |