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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ISBN–13: 9781580898997
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Publication Date: Mar-2019
Pages: 304
Lexile Level: 0000
Ages: 10 - UP