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1) Annaka
Author
Language
English
Description
Annaka has always hated her first name. That's why, when her mother packed her up at age seven and moved from Yarmouth to Halifax, she decided she would go by Anna. Now Anna is back in Yarmouth after the death of her beloved Grampy, and sorting through memories from her younger self. She discovers a journal Grampy gifted her years ago; it is filled with snapshots of a happy childhood: sketches of Nan braiding Anna's hair on the porch, stories about...
Author
Publisher
Formac Publishing Company Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Coming-of-age story following eighteen-year-old Adrian Carter as he graduates from high school and confronts difficult decisions about his future. Dealing with important themes (a desire for independence, identity, first love, familial tensions) from the nuanced perspective of a biracial teen, this story tackles key contemporary social issues: class differences, colourism in the Black community and the structural barriers limiting access to post-secondary...