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Juvenile
Fiction
TANEESHA
NEVER
DISPARAGING
Wisdom
Publications
September 2008
"Taneesha's voice--brave and scared, funny, defiant, and bold--is
one many kids will recognize." -Kathe Koja, Author
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In TANEESHA
NEVER DISPARAGING, eleven
year-old Taneesha Bey-Ross puts up with more mess than any fifth grader should
have to. For one thing, she’s getting tired of being her best friend Carli
Flanagan’s personal bodyguard. In Taneesha's neighborhood in
North Cleveland, Ohio, wearing a leg brace contraption, walking with a limp, and being white
makes Carli stick way out. And standing up for Carli might just be the last move
Taneesha makes in this lifetime. Close
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