Coconut : a Black girl, a white foster family, and the search for belonging and identity
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New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022.
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New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022.
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387 pages ; 21 cm
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English

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"A generation of Nigerian children were born in Britain in the fifties and sixties, privately fostered by white families, then taken to Nigeria by their parents. Coconut is the story of one of those children. 1963, North London. Nan fosters one-year-old Florence Ọlájídé and calls her 'Ann.' Florence adores her foster mother more than anything but Nan, and the children around her, all have white skin and she can't help but feel different. Then, four years later, after a weekend visit to her birth parents, Florence never returns to Nan. Two months after, sandwiched between her mother and father plus her three siblings, six-year-old Florence steps off a ship in Lagos to the fierce heat of the African sun. Swapping the lovely, comfortable bed in her room at Nan's for a mat on the floor of the living room in her new home, Florence finds herself struggling to adjust. She wants to embrace her cultural heritage but doesn't speak Yoruba and knows nothing of the customs. Clashes with her grandmother, Mama, the matriarch of the family, result in frequent beatings. Torn between her early childhood experiences and the expectations of her African culture, she begins to question who she is. Nigerian, British, both?"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Olajide, F. (2022). Coconut: a Black girl, a white foster family, and the search for belonging and identity (First Grand Central Publishing edition.). Grand Central Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Olajide, Florence. 2022. Coconut: A Black Girl, a White Foster Family, and the Search for Belonging and Identity. Grand Central Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Olajide, Florence. Coconut: A Black Girl, a White Foster Family, and the Search for Belonging and Identity Grand Central Publishing, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Olajide, Florence. Coconut: A Black Girl, a White Foster Family, and the Search for Belonging and Identity First Grand Central Publishing edition., Grand Central Publishing, 2022.

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