· Every Body Looking is an intense yet beautiful coming-of-age tale written in verse about a young Black woman on a journey of self-exploration. Ada’s story alternates between the past and present day, giving readers insight into how her childhood traumas and conservative familial expectations help shape her decisions as a freshman in bltadwin.ru: Penguin Young Readers Group. Every Body Looking recites, in verse, a well-crafted coming-of-age story for those who daringly step beyond the confines of familial and societal expectations, salvage the remnants of a troubled childhood, and find their self in the freedom of college. Read more. Helpful/5(79). The complexity and joy of being caught between worlds is captured in Candice Iloh’s verse novel Every Body Looking. The daughter of a Black American mother and Nigerian father headed to a Historically Black College/University (HBCU), Ada is torn between their disappointment and high expectations. In college, she forges her own path as a dancer, friend, and queer young woman in bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 1 min.
Discover Every Body Looking as it's meant to be heard, narrated by Candice Iloh. Free trial available! Every Body Looking Overview. Candice Iloh's Every Body Looking presents the story of Ada, a young and impressionable girl living in America as she navigates themes of tradition, race, trauma, family. In this coming of age story, Ada heals various wounds by learning how to trust her instincts and follow her own personal passions, putting aside. Candice Iloh delivered her beautiful ode to black girlhood, her debut young adult novel-in-verse Every Body Looking. Iloh's poetic prose tells a story everybody needs to hear; the lyricism of her experience gives young black female protagonists the stage we've all been waiting for.
The complexity and joy of being caught between worlds is captured in Candice Iloh’s verse novel Every Body Looking. The daughter of a Black American mother and Nigerian father headed to a Historically Black College/University (HBCU), Ada is torn between their disappointment and high expectations. In college, she forges her own path as a. ★ "Iloh uses verse beautifully [A] captivating, sometimes heartbreaking, yet ultimately hopeful story."—Kirkus, starred review "Every Body Looking is a powerful acknowledgement of what we gain when we grant ourselves permission to embrace who we are fully and completely."—BookPage. by. Candice Iloh. · Rating details · 2, ratings · reviews. Every Body Looking is a debut novel in verse tells the story of Ada--daughter of an immigrant father and an African American mother--and her struggle to find a place for herself in America and in her own family. Every Body Looking is a heavily autobiographical novel of a.
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