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Liara Tamani (Author)
“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.
Front Jacket
Calling My Name tells the coming-of-age story of an African American girl named Taja Brown growing up in a devout family in Houston, Texas. In fifty-three iridescent short chapters, Taja narrates her teenage years–from middle school to high school graduation–as she struggles to figure out life, love, and her own brand of spirituality. Taja’s deeply felt voice, coupled with Liara Tamani’s elegant and literary style, delivers a generous and thematically rich emotional wallop.
–Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Back Jacket
Calling My Name tells the coming-of-age story of an African American girl named Taja Brown growing up in a devout family in Houston, Texas. In fifty-three iridescent short chapters, Taja narrates her teenage years–from middle school to high school graduation–as she struggles to figure out life, love, and her own brand of spirituality. Taja’s deeply felt voice, coupled with Liara Tamani’s elegant and literary style, delivers a generous and thematically rich emotional wallop.
Number of Pages: 320Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 INPublication Date: September 04, 2018Accelerated Reader:Quiz Name: Calling My NameInterest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12Reading Level: 5Point Value: 9
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