My Hair Is My Friend Cover:Hardcover * AN INSTANT NEW YORK

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she can't quite make it perfect

A year ago

A Finalist for the National Book AwardWhen Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a Historically Black College

My Hair Is My Friend Cover:Hardcover * AN INSTANT NEW YORKAfter Cali realizes that her natural hair doesn't listen to a thing she says, she decides to take her older sister's approach to treat her hair like a friend with kindness, love, and care. This uplifting story shines an unfiltered light on the frustration that many children with ethnic hair have and provides a positive, whimsical spin on embracing and celebrating hair. The sibling relationship between Cali and her older sister Naomi demonstrates the