Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
I want to read the book!
All characters reduced
Becoming Jonika - cover

We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy!

Becoming Jonika

PJ Devlin

Publisher: Benezet Street Press

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

What’s worse than juvenile detention? Joni Byrnes is a loser. She’ll never become the confident woman her private school brochure promises. After she meets Ismael, an army reject, she stops caring about home, school, and swim team, and embraces his hippy lifestyle. It’s not long before she’s selling marijuana — and gets busted. Because she’s fifteen, the judge orders her to spend the summer of 1969 at Camp Hippo teaching inner city black kids to swim. In a culture rocked by war, civil rights, and the race to the moon, Joni’s white reality collides with the truth of black lives. Will bad choices send her to juvie? Or will she open her heart and become Jonika?Young adult and adult fans of historic fiction will love this gripping story about coming-of-age in a year marked by the Vietnam War, civil rights, the first moonwalk, and Woodstock. Immersed in the nostalgia of classic summer camp, BECOMING JONIKA is the coming-of-age story of Joni Byrnes in the trouble-ridden summer of 1969. The inescapable humidity, the cool pool water, and the sweet bug juice feel within reach. Devlin achieves authentic characterization in the development of Joni and those she encounters. Five Stars — Chanticleer Book Reviews
 
 
Available since: 04/07/2020.

Other books that might interest you

  • Summary: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - A Novel By Taylor Jenkins Reid: Key Takeaways Summary and Analysis - cover

    Summary: The Seven Husbands of...

    Brooks Bryant

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL BOOK. 
This is a summary, and it does not accompany the official 
In "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel" by Taylor Jenkins Reid, aging Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo decides to reveal the truth about her glamorous yet scandalous life. Surprisingly, she selects unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the task, leaving Monique wondering why she was chosen. Monique, facing personal and professional setbacks, seizes this opportunity to revitalize her career. 
Evelyn recounts her life story, spanning from her arrival in 1950s Los Angeles to her exit from show business in the late '80s and her relationships with seven husbands. As the narrative unfolds, it reveals ruthless ambition, unexpected friendships, and forbidden love. Monique becomes deeply connected to Evelyn's story, but as it converges with the present, it becomes evident that their lives are tragically intertwined. 
Taylor Jenkins Reid skillfully crafts complex and relatable characters in this tale, taking readers on a captivating journey from the glamour of Old Hollywood to the harsh realities of the present. The novel explores themes of truth, connection, and the sacrifices needed to confront one's past.
    Show book
  • Stolen Faith - A forbidden love A stolen child A divided family - cover

    Stolen Faith - A forbidden love...

    James McVeigh

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Belfast, 1944: American soldier James McCann meets the beautiful and impetuous Rose Rafferty. They fall in love, but their romance is forbidden – and war separates them.
Boston, present day: James's children are celebrating his life when they find a wartime letter that changes everything. They have a half-sister, born in an Irish mother and baby home, stolen by the nuns and exported to the US.
Their search for justice will cross oceans and generations. It will uncover secrets and lies, revealing the abuse of the most innocent in society by the most powerful. It will pit them against Church and State and shine a light into the darkest corners of Irish history.
    Show book
  • In the Mirror a Peacock Danced - cover

    In the Mirror a Peacock Danced

    Justine Bothwick

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Set against the lush backdrop of early 20th-century India, In the Mirror, a Peacock Danced – the debut novel from Justine Bothwick – is the moving story of one woman's journey back to herself.Agra, 1938: Eighteen-year-old Florence Hunt has grown up riding horses past the Taj Mahal and chasing peacocks through her backyard under the critical gaze of her father. Increasingly enamoured with his work on the booming railway, Florence yearns to know more, but finds herself brushed away, encouraged only to perform the more ladylike hobbies of singing and entertaining guests. So when a dazzling young engineer walks into her life, she finds herself not only gripped by secret lessons in physics but swept entirely off her feet.Portsmouth, 1953: Fifteen years later, Florence finds herself pregnant and alone in post-war England – a far cry from her sun-drenched existence in India. Struggling to cope with the bleakness of everyday life in a male-dominated world, Florence is desperate to find the woman she used to be. But when someone from her past reaches out, Florence might just have a chance to start over.Soaring from the shimmering heights of the big top to the depths of heartbreak, can Florence find the happiness, independence, and passion she once had in order to start living again?
    Show book
  • Forbidden Gold - cover

    Forbidden Gold

    L. Ron Hubbard

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    The Yucatan jungle hides a world of secrets... of wealth, love, and fate. Daredevil pilot Kurt Reid is about to fly into the heart of it in search of his destiny — and gold. It's an adventure as daring and dangerous as any undertaken by Indiana Jones. Thanks to his grandfather's dying wish, his entire inheritance hangs on his finding one particular gold nugget. Before it's over, he'll either land on a Mayan sacrificial altar or in the arms of his sexy co-pilot Joy. One way or another, things are heating up fast. Journey into the heart of darkness in the Mexican rain forest as the audio version of Forbidden Gold takes you to a place where the glitter of gold makes passions seethe.
    Show book
  • Someone Bad and Something Blue - cover

    Someone Bad and Something Blue

    Miranda Parker

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Miranda Parker’s acclaimed debut introduced sassy bail recovery agent Angel Crawford. In this second tale, Angel is back, and though this brainy part-time sleuth’s been ordered to take a vacation, she’s not slowing down. Determined to catch the killer who murdered her fiancE six years ago, Angel tracks the cold case into the depths of Atlanta’s hidden speakeasy society. And the case isn’t the only thing heating up—sparks are also flying between Angel and a suave U.S. Marshal.
    Show book
  • A Time to Live - cover

    A Time to Live

    Vanessa de Haan

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Will he choose inheritance – or freedom . . . 
1918: Freddie was destined for a different life, determined to make his fortune in the plantations of Ceylon. But just as the great war comes to an end, the eldest brother and heir to Coombe Hall, Edward, doesn’t return. 
Torn between duty and freedom, Freddie must now sacrifice his own dreams to keep the estate – and the future of Coombe – alive. And now he must now marry for an heir, not for love. 
But the turmoil of war didn’t end on the battlefield; the country faces upheavals like never before. And when an unexpected legacy blows in from Edward’s secret past, Freddie’s grip on the estate – and his future – looks more uncertain than ever . . . 
Sweeping from the smoking battlefields of France to the rich estates of Devon, from Suffragettes to political extremists, this is a story of legacy and scars, of the price of change, the price of family… 
In A TIME TO LIVE, Vanessa de Haan presents a compelling historical fiction that delves into the romance and military struggles of the 20th century. This latest work is a testament to her literary prowess, making it one of the best releases of the year. 
For fans of Kristin Hannah (The Women), Dinah Jefferies (The Missing Sister), Kate Mosse (The Ghost Ship), Lucinda Riley (The Shadow Sister), and Elif Shafak (The Island of Missing Trees). 
HarperCollins 2023
    Show book