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The True Definition of Neva Beane Audiobook
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Read By: Channie Waites
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
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3.17 hours at 1.5x Speed
2.38 hours at 2.0x Speed
Release Date: September 2020
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
ISBN: 9781338703801
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Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
43
Longest Chapter Length:
13:51
minutes
Shortest Chapter Length:
50
seconds
Average Chapter Length:
06:47
minutes
Audiobooks by this Author:
1
Publisher Description
From the author of Riding Chance comes the story of a girl whose dictionary is helping make sense of the world, her changing body, friendships, and a family that's struggling to stay strong amidst the turbulent backdrop of activism, across generations.
Being twelve isn't easy, especially when you're Neva Beane. Neva feels beautiful wearing her new bra, but she's confused by how others respond to the changes taking place in and out of her body. Her best friend, Jamila, is getting all the attention. Her brother, Clayton, is becoming an activist. And Mom and Dad are gone working-again. Grandad and Nana aren't much help, either, with their old ways and backward views.Neva struggles to find her place in a world that, like the political landscape that's always shifting around her in her West Philadelphia neighborhood, is uncertain, at times scary, but most always, filled with unanswered questions. Neva is left with what comforts her most-words and their meanings, which she chronicles herself. While the pages of her beloved dictionary reveal truths about what's happening around her, Neva must discover the best way to define herself. In this wholly original story by the author of the NAACP Image Award nominee Riding Chance, a girl finds her voice in unexpected ways.Download and start listening now!
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About Channie Waites
Channie Waites is an actress and narrator. Her reading of Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon’s book Zora and Me earned her a 2010 Best Voice Award in children and family listening from AudioFile magazine. She has received a total of four AudioFile Earphones Awards.