{"product_id":"every-body-looking-hardcover","title":"Every Body Looking - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCandice Iloh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a Historically Black College, it's the first time she's ever been so far from her family--and the first time that she's been able to make her own choices and to seek her place in this new world. As she stumbles deeper into the world of dance and explores her sexuality, she also begins to wrestle with her past--her mother's struggle with addiction, her Nigerian father's attempts to make a home for her. Ultimately, Ada discovers she needs to brush off the destiny others have chosen for her and claim full ownership of her body and her future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Candice Iloh's beautifully crafted narrative about family, belonging, sexuality, and telling our deepest truths in order to be whole is at once immensely readable and ultimately healing.\"--Jacqueline Woodson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An essential--and emotionally gripping and masterfully written and compulsively readable--addition to the coming-of-age canon.\"--Nic Stone, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author of\u003ci\u003e Dear Martin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a story about the sometimes toxic and heavy expectations set onthe backs of first-generation children, the pressures woven into the familydynamic, culturally and socially. About childhood secrets with sharp teeth. And ultimately, about a liberation that taunts every young person.\" --Jason Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eLong Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandice Iloh (they\/them) is a first generation Nigerian-American writer, teaching artist, and youth educator. They are a graduate of Howard University and hold an MFA in writing from Lesley University. Their work has earned fellowships from Lambda Literary and VONA among many others. Their debut novel, \u003ci\u003eEvery Body Looking, \u003c\/i\u003ewas a finalist for the National Book Award and earned a Michael L. Printz honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michael L. Printz Award (2021)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2020)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every Body Looking\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163269304455,"sku":"9780525556206","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bfaf7262123f4b09eeac963633467f96.webp?v=1733296036","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/every-body-looking-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}