No laughter here /

In Queens, New York, ten-year-old Akilah is determined to find out why her closest friend, Victoria, is silent and withdrawn after returning from a trip to her homeland, Nigeria. Annotation. Even though they were born in different countries, Akilah and Victoria are true best friends. But Victoria ha...

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Main Author:	Williams-Garcia, Rita
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins, [2004]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Friendship > Fiction. Schools > Fiction. Coming of age > Fiction. Female circumcision > Fiction. Nigerian Americans > Fiction. African Americans > Fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Female circumcision > Juvenile fiction. Nigerian Americans > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Queens (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction. Queens (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction. Bildungsromans.