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The Kayla Chronicles

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By Sherri Winston

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  1. Trade Paperback $8.00 $9.00 CAD
  2. ebook $6.99 $8.99 CAD

This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around March 1, 2009. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

Kayla Dean, junior feminist and future journalist, is about to break the story of a lifetime. She is auditioning for the Lady Lions dance team to prove they discriminate against the not-so-well endowed. But when she makes the team, her best friend and fellow feminist, Rosalie, is not happy.

Now a Lady Lion, Kayla is transformed from bushy-haired fashion victim to glammed-up dance diva. But does looking good and having fun mean turning her back on the cause? Can you be a strong woman and still wear really cute shoes? Soon Kayla is forced to challenge her views, coming to terms with who she is and what girl power really means.

Narrated with sharp language and just the right amount of attitude, The Kayla Chronicles is the story of a girl’s struggle to find her identity despite pressure from family, friends, and her own conscience. Kayla’s story is snappy, fun, and inspiring, sure to appeal to anyone who’s ever questioned who they really are.

  • * "A refreshing departure....a buoyant thoughtful comedy....few recent novels for younger YAs mesh levity and substance this successfully....will transcend racial lines to hit home with a large number of young women."
    (starred review), Booklist
  • "More novels are needed like this one about a diverse, smart, talented, black young lady determined to leave her mark on society."
    VOYA
  • "Kayla narrates her story with plenty of sass, energy and enthusiasm....sure to inspire young women."
    BookPage
  • "The writing is as strong as the tropical sun in this Florida journalist's second young-adult novel."
    Romantic Times
  • "A well-told story."
    Detroit Free Press
  • "A fun, sassy, lighthearted story."
    School Library Journal

On Sale
Mar 1, 2009
Page Count
208 pages
ISBN-13
9780316114318

Sherri Winston

About the Author

Sherri Winston is the author of President of the Whole Fifth GradePresident of the Whole Sixth GradePresident of the Whole Sixth Grade: Girl CodeThe Sweetest SoundJada Sly, Artist & SpyThe Kayla Chronicles; and Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution. She lives with her family in Florida.

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