Like Vanessa

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Charles, Tami
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It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.

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African American girls
African American girls -- Fiction
African American girls -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction
African Americans
African Americans -- Fiction
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
Beauty contests
Beauty contests -- Fiction
Beauty contests -- Juvenile fiction
Children's audiobooks
Dysfunctional families
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Dysfunctional families -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction
Electronic books
Families
Families -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction
Family life
Family life -- Fiction
Family problems
Family problems -- Fiction
Family problems -- Juvenile fiction
Fiction
Geography
Geography -- Fiction
Historical fiction
History
Juvenile fiction
Juvenile fiction -- Fiction
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- Fiction
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
Nineteen eighties
Nineteen eighties -- Fiction
Nineteen eighties -- Juvenile fiction
People
People -- Fiction
Performing arts
Performing arts -- Fiction
Schools
Schools -- Fiction
Schools -- Juvenile fiction
Self-confidence
Self-confidence -- Fiction
Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction
Self-reliance
Self-reliance -- Fiction
Themes
Themes -- Fiction
Urban schools
Urban schools -- Fiction
Urban schools -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction
Williams, Vanessa
Williams, Vanessa -- Fiction
Williams, Vanessa -- Juvenile fiction

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9781580897778
9781632896070
9781501991035
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MG
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730L

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African American girls -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction
African Americans -- Fiction
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
Beauty contests -- Fiction
Beauty contests -- Juvenile fiction
Children's audiobooks
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Dysfunctional families -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction
Electronic books
Families -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction
Family life -- Fiction
Family problems -- Fiction
Family problems -- Juvenile fiction
Fiction
Geography -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Juvenile fiction -- Fiction
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- Fiction
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
Nineteen eighties -- Fiction
Nineteen eighties -- Juvenile fiction
People -- Fiction
Performing arts -- Fiction
Schools -- Fiction
Schools -- Juvenile fiction
Self-confidence -- Fiction
Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction
Self-reliance -- Fiction
Themes -- Fiction
Urban schools -- Fiction
Urban schools -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction
Williams, Vanessa -- Fiction
Williams, Vanessa -- Juvenile fiction
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African Americans
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Dysfunctional families
Electronic books
Families
Family life
Family problems
Geography
History
Juvenile fiction
Nineteen eighties
People
Performing arts
Schools
Self-confidence
Self-reliance
Themes
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