Bibliograph

Imani all mine, Connie Porter

Type

Label

Imani all mine, Connie Porter

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

580L, LexileDecoding demand: 84 (very high), Semantic demand: 99 (very high), Syntactic demand: 86 (very high), Structure demand: 84 (very high), Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Imani all mine

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Connie Porter

Summary

"With authority and grace" (Essence), Imani All Mine tells the story of Tasha, a fourteen-year-old unwed mother of a baby girl. In her ghettoized world where poverty, racism, and danger are daily struggles, Tasha uses her savvy and humor to uncover the good hidden around her. The name she gives her daughter, Imani, is a sign of her determination and fundamental trust despite the odds against her: Imani means faith. Surrounding Tasha and Imani is a cast of memorable characters: Peanut, the boy Tasha likes, Eboni, her best friend, Miss Odetta, the neighborhood gossip, and Tasha's mother, Earlene, who's dating a new boyfriend. Tasha's voice speaks directly to both the special pain of poverty and the universal, unconquerable spirit of youth. Authentic in every detail, this is an unforgettable story. As Seventeen declared, "Porter's candid narrative will have you hooked from the opening sentence."

Target audience

adult

Classification