Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Ni ni simone is a jersey girl with an obsession for reality tv and celebrity gossip. Nini simones if i was your girl follows the story of toi mcknight, a teenage mother. Seven is the thickest girl in her crew, and even her mother and cousin endearingly call her fat mama.
Publication date 2008 topics teenage mothers, african american teenagers, dating social customs, pregnancy. The title of this book is true story ni ni girl chronicles and it was written by nini simone. Praise for nini simone urban teen readers may recognize their friends and themselves in the language, music and feel of this fluffybutfun read. Toi mcknight, is a 16 year old teen parent, who deals with her babies daddy, trying to stay in school, keep her job at ihop, and tons of baby momma drama. Throughout the book readers are exposed to tois challenges of being a teenage mother and still maintain her identity as teen, which always seem to be in conflict. On the link above it gives a list of other authors who people have also looked at when they access the page about nini simone.
A girl like me by nini simone, 9780606147040, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. She works parttime at ihop, and spends most of her free time hanging out with her friends, avoiding her sons nogood father and mooning over slick, sensible college boy harlem sims, whos home from his school in georgia. She can rock apple bottoms jeans and stilettos like nobodys business, but shes got her share of issues. See all books authored by nini simone, including shortie like mine, and if i was your girl, and more on thriftbooks. The book shortie like me by ni ni simone tells a story about a girl named seven and thing dhe experience. True story by nini simone, 9781627655293, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Readers begin the story with a brawl between toi and her baby daddys new girl, shanice. The nook book ebook of the a girl like me by nini simone at barnes. The book a girl like me by nini simone is a wonderful book. With a raw, fresh, and unmistakable voice, she proves herself a force to be reckoned with. Toi had all the cuties coming her way as she was always hanging at every hot party. Sorry but ni ni simone isnt giving the book away for free. Teenage love affair by nini simone nook book ebook. A girl like me by nini simone my book personal reflection simone, nini.
My stalker screamed as if he were working at the waffle house, making a public service announcement. Read if i was your girl by nini simone available from rakuten kobo. Whitaker writes for teens under the pen name, nini simone. Shes got a voice like keisha cole, attitude to burnand is the bodyrockin, bebe sporting. Shortie like mine by ni ni simone book trailer youtube. A girl like me by nini simone by maya joi walters on prezi.
Elite main character of the story naja elites best friend nyeem, aniyah and sydney and mica. Seven lives with her mother, little brother, cousin, and wild child twin sister, toi. Talk of sex and drugs, profanity personally, i am a fan of young adult fiction. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Shortie was the first of ninis books to be selected by yalsa young adult library. To ask other readers questions about a girl like me, please sign up. If i was your girl ebook by nini simone rakuten kobo. The story seems nearly as miraculous as the original fairy tale, yet simone portrays elite with depth and verve as the girl struggles to overcome her environment even after she falls for her. Simone lives in new jersey and is a graduate of kean university. He was standing at the door talking to one of the bouncers, when my friend deeyah walked up and stood beside me. But when a good guy finally comes around, toi finds it hard to. Information about the book, a girl like me fiction, paperback, by nini simone kteen, dec 01, 2008 african american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for everyone african american literature book club.
She whipped up her first novel, shortie like mine, in two weeks, a. A girl like me by nini simone is a book about a girl named elite who is madly in love. If i was your girl by nini simone, paperback barnes. The story started off as a girl that is named elite is having life problems and problems with her annoying boyfriend named jahaad, they fight and argue allot. Seven in high school and goes through a lot with her love life and family. You may use it when you feel weary to go to the library. This has what i has a love story that goes through a lot. She whipped up her first novel, shortie like mine, in two weeks, and. Sassy teen mom toi lives with her son, her mom, her little brother and her cousin in new jersey. In this hood cinderella story, its about a girl named elite who has a. Teenage love affair by nini simone fantastic fiction. I dont know if they are of much use to you, but its the best i can do. This cinderella story of a courageous ghetto girl will appeal to many young readers who admire or inhabit a world similar to elites, a 17yearold beauty trapped in poverty by her crackhead mother.
Shortie was the first of ninis books to be selected by yalsa young adult library services. Whitaker is from new jersey and is the only child of two parents as she describes. She never intended to write teen fiction, but her editor and the literary gods had other plans. More drama and plot twist, this is going to be the book you wont forget. Its a street realistic fiction book, i couldnt relate to it a lot but i know people that have kind of the same life storystruggles as the main character elite. Fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. When elite enters a local radio contest to find the best voice, she wins the contest. Read a girl like me by nini simone available from rakuten kobo. A girl like me by nini simone nook book ebook barnes. Shortie was the first of ni ni s books to be selected by yalsa young adult library services association. If i was your girl by nini simone pdf free download ebook.
More books like if i was your girl ni ni girl chronicles may be found by selecting the categories below. If i was your girl is a book you wont want to put down. Buy a cheap copy of if i was your girl book by nini simone. If you have any issues with the site, please dont hesitate to contact us. Shortie like mine 2008 and other, read online free in epub,txt at. Shed have to sing to drug dealers so her mom could get drugs. A girl like me by nini simone overdrive rakuten overdrive. It was published by kensington teendafina and has a total of 272 pages in the book. Nini simones biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and availability. I liked reading it the moment i started the first page. Its about a girl named elite, who has taken responsibility while her mother goes out and gets high off drugs with her druggie boyfriend. Nini simone is a jersey girl with an obsession for reality. A girl name amaya has been threw alot and she thinks nobody cares about her until she meet this one person and he blows her mind. A girl like me by nini simone, is a very good young adults book in my opinion.
Teenage love affair by nini simone book cover, description, publication history. Nini simone is a jersey girl with an obsession for reality tv and celebrity gossip. A girl like me by nini simone is a book about a girl named elite who is madly in love with the idea of becoming famous singer. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Shes got a voice like keisha cole, attitude to burnand is the bodyrockin, bebesporting girl everyone in her high s. Nini simone books list of books by author nini simone.
Nini simone if i was your girl nini girl chronicles nini simone. Young adult fiction no awards new jersey hood warning. About the author 2008 nini simone is a jersey girl with an obsession for reality tv and celebrity gossip. If i was your girl nini girl chronicles by nini simone.
I truly believe that she missed her calling as a stand up comedian. Although in her dreams she lives a perfect life her reality is far from perfect. Shortie like mine by nini simone chapter 1 wattpad. While she is a fan of jazz music, she wanted to pen her books under a name that would. Deeyah he raised his arm in the air as if he were making a threepoint play thats me right there. She then gets to meet her favorite artist named haneef. The title of this book is if i was your girl ni ni girl chronicles and it was written by nini simone. She then meets an attractive college student named harlem, whom she instantly falls. Shortie like mine by nini simone trvpqveen wattpad. Toi mcknight is a 17 year old high school student who has a twin sister, an infant son, a job at ihop, a whack baby daddy, a live in cousin who would make anyone crack up with laughter and a mother who takes care of business. Toi is constantly getting into trouble for staying out late with her much older boyfriend. It was published by kensington teendafina and has a total of 224 pages in the book. She whipped up her first novel, shortie like mine, in two weeks, and has been in.
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