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Sixth-grader Yuzi, trying hard to fit in at a new school, is traumatized by being asked to dress as a stalk of corn in the town's annual Popcorn Festival and soon finds herself in after-school detention, where she meets three other girls who join her in forming the "Secret Keeper Girl Club." Includes a mother/daughter Girl Gab assignment.
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"Okey Ndibe's funny, charming, and penetrating memoir tells of his move from Nigeria to America, where he came to edit the influential--but forever teetering on the verge of insolvency--African Commentary magazine. It recounts stories of Ndibe's relationships with Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and other literary figures; examines the differences between Nigerian and American etiquette and politics; recalls an incident of racial profiling just 13 days...
24) The price
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A young Nigerian-American banker struggles with love, family, and a prescription drug addiction as his aspirations steer him down an unlawful path.
25) Hakeem Olajuwon
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Traces the basketball career of the Nigerian-born star center for the Houston Rockets.
27) Hakeem Olajuwon
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Covers the personal life and basketball career of the Nigerian-born center for the Houston Rockets.
31) Breaking bounds
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A Nigerian-American attorney is tasked with saving his client, who is gay, from deportation, all while defining his cultural identity in his romantic relationship with his American girlfriend.
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"A riveting and heartwarming memoir, [this book] summons Angelina Ihejirika's childhood in Nigeria, her early quest for an education, marriage, teaching career, uncommon courage and determination in the midst of a vicious civil war, and her eventual and miraculous escape to the United States. It is a love story, full of wisdom, pain and unwavering optimism, a testament to the resilience and ultimate triumph of the human spirit"--Provided by publisher....
33) Hakeem Olajuwon
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Relates how Hakeem Olajuwon overcame many obstacles to become one of the best centers in the NBA.
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This is only a snap shot of the events in Nigeria during the civil war. I felt duty bound to share my experience with due sensitivity to peoples belief. The aspiration of the event was based on freedom and justice for all on earth. This is my personal experience and recollection of events as it unfolded before my eyes. The 30-months civil war which occurred between 1967 and 1970 left a lot to be desired and speaks volume of what the Igbo tribe and...
36) Transformed
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"What are the odds? Statistics tell us that African American males growing up in a single-parent household are nine times more likely to drop out of high school and twenty times more likely to end up in prison than any other demographic. But what would it take for one young man not only to rise above those statistics but also become a celebrated Navy SEAL, an acclaimed Hollywood actor, and a deep man of faith? For Remi Adeleke--whose life journey...
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