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A Song for Jamela

by · 2009

Jamela series

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The summer holidays are here and all Jamela can think about is the Afro-Idols TV final. So, when she lands a job at Divine Braids hair salon, she can't believe her eyes to see Afro-Idols celebrity, Miss Bambi Chaka Chaka, in the salon. But while Jamela's idol dozes and Aunt Beauty designs her starry hairdo, a buzzy fly threatens to ruin everything. Can creative Jamela save the day?

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisdiversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisAfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 36 pages

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