Like Vanessa
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Published
[Solon, Ohio] : Prince Frederick, MD : Findaway World, LLC : [Distributed exclusively by] Recorded Books, Inc., [2018], p2018.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast - Kids Audiobook | Playaway JUV Fiction Charles | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American girls -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction.
Beauty contests -- Juvenile fiction.
Children's audiobooks.
Dysfunctional families -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction.
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Nineteen eighties -- Juvenile fiction.
Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction.
Urban schools -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction.
Williams, Vanessa -- Juvenile fiction.
Beauty contests -- Juvenile fiction.
Children's audiobooks.
Dysfunctional families -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction.
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Nineteen eighties -- Juvenile fiction.
Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction.
Urban schools -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction.
Williams, Vanessa -- Juvenile fiction.
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Published
[Solon, Ohio] : Prince Frederick, MD : Findaway World, LLC : [Distributed exclusively by] Recorded Books, Inc., [2018], p2018.
Format
Playaway
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (7 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Reading Level
MG
Level 4.9, 10 Points
Level 4.9, 10 Points
Lexile measure
730
Notes
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback.
General Note
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated media audio player.
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Release date supplied by publisher.
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"HD Audio."
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Title from container.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Channie Waites.
Description
Middle graders will laugh and cry with thirteen-year-old Vanessa Martin as she tries to be like Vanessa Williams, the first black Miss America, by reluctantly entering her own beauty pageant. In this semi-autobiographical debut novel set in 1983, Vanessa Martin's real-life reality of living with family in public housing in Newark, New Jersey is a far cry from the glamorous Miss America stage. She struggles with an incarcerated mother she barely remembers, a grandfather dealing with addiction and her own battle with self-confidence. But when a new teacher at school coordinates a beauty pageant and convinces Vanessa to enter, Vanessa's view of her own world begins to change. Vanessa discovers that her own self-worth is more than the scores of her talent performance and her interview answers, and that she doesn't need a crown to be comfortable in her own skin and see her own true beauty.
Target Audience
10 years and up.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Charles, T., & Waites, C. (20182018). Like Vanessa (Unabridged.). Findaway World, LLC : [Distributed exclusively by] Recorded Books, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charles, Tami and Channie. Waites. 20182018. Like Vanessa. Findaway World, LLC : [Distributed exclusively by] Recorded Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charles, Tami and Channie. Waites. Like Vanessa Findaway World, LLC : [Distributed exclusively by] Recorded Books, Inc, 20182018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Charles, Tami., and Channie Waites. Like Vanessa Unabridged., Findaway World, LLC : [Distributed exclusively by] Recorded Books, Inc., 20182018.
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