From Kirkus: "A strong declaration for supporting, loving, and empowering all Black women everywhere."

Wow! What a book Ibi Zoboi has written! Nigeria Jones is not merely a coming-of-age story, nor even a Black girl navigating a white world story, but the daughter of a noted Black revolutionary separatist leader discovering who she is in the world. Nigeria Jones has been homeschooled her entire life and is the leader of the Youth Group of her father's Movement. She knows everything there is to know about significant Black people in United States history, and she was raised learning about white oppression and racism. Her father is against all societal institutions, including schools and hospitals. Nigeria knows a great deal about many other things. She scores exceptionally high on any academic achievement tests. Her mother wants her to attend a highly regarded private school for which she attained a near-perfect score on the entrance exam. But her mother disappeared a year ago, leaving Nigeria to raise her baby brother. Nigeria also helps run her large home, which her father calls the Village House because they take in any Black person that needs help. The Movement is her life.
When Nigeria is accepted into the private Quaker school, her world is expanded in ways she never imagined. Attending the school is against her father's wishes, and going there exacerbates a family fight between her father and his sister's family. Nigeria must make many decisions about how she wants her life to progress from this point and fight for who she wants to be.
The author's style is very realistic. The story seems plausible and designed to make the reader, whether Black or white, think. The book is nearly 400 pages, and in the volume of content, it felt that long. However, the book was easy to read and did not feel lengthy. I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books, Balzer + Bray for the ARC of this thought-provoking book. ( )