Calling My Name

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Synopsis

Calling My Name, by debut author Liara Tamani, is a striking, luminous, and literary exploration of family, spirituality, and self—ideal for readers of Jacqueline Woodson, Jandy Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Sandra Cisneros.

This unforgettable novel tells a universal coming-of-age story about Taja Brown, a young African American girl growing up in Houston, Texas, and it deftly and beautifully explores the universal struggles of growing up, battling family expectations, discovering a sense of self, and finding a unique voice and purpose.

Told in fifty-three short, episodic, moving, and iridescent chapters, Calling My Name follows Taja on her journey from middle school to high school. Literary and noteworthy, this is a beauty of a novel that deftly captures the multifaceted struggle of finding where you belong and why you matter.

Chapters

  • 021 Mr Franklin

    Duration: 13min
  • 022 Lost It

    Duration: 08min
  • 023 A Dirty Job

    Duration: 04min
  • 024 Shiny Hard Bottoms

    Duration: 02min
  • 025 Letters

    Duration: 04min
  • 026 Exalted Beginnings

    Duration: 03min
  • 027 Walls Can Wait

    Duration: 01min
  • 028 Immunity Boost

    Duration: 04min
  • 029 Cups of Tea

    Duration: 03min
  • 030 That Girl

    Duration: 04min
  • 031 The Hard Truth

    Duration: 06min
  • 032 Good Guides

    Duration: 17min
  • 033 Pickles and Punch

    Duration: 04min
  • 034 Nothing to Be Afraid Of

    Duration: 06min
  • 035 A Beating

    Duration: 07min
  • 036 S for

    Duration: 04min
  • 037 A Deep Conversation

    Duration: 04min
  • 038 Change Due

    Duration: 01min
  • 039 Ghost Stains

    Duration: 09min
  • 040 Sharp

    Duration: 09min
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