NIARA: In One Summer a Young Girl Could Lose It All....

The Urban Girl, Book 1

By: Elizabeth Griffin

Narrated by: Simone McIntyre

Book 1 of The Urban Girl Series

The world of 16-year-old Niara Saunders just reached maximum overload. If one more family secret revealed itself, she just might scream. How much reality could one girl take? She wasn't starring in her own teen documentary where drama guaranteed high ratings and unlimited Access Hollywood exposure.

This was her life and it had been very ordinary until recently - bad things just didn’t happen to her. She listened to her elders. She avoided the catastrophes of peer-pressure. And, the only boy she’d ever kissed had been in her first grade class.

Niara planned to continue living that life, but then things changed....

NIARA, is a coming of age story set in the inner city of Philadelphia. It is a young adult novel written in a playful manner. It is a must-listen for teenage girls and boys.

©2000 Elizabeth Griffin (P)2019 Elizabeth Griffin

Did not stand the test of time

I ordered this book because I remember reading it as a teen and enjoying it. I have recently began to reread books from my childhood and this one unfortunately did not stand the test of time. It was also impossible to really get into the story bc this a story about a young girl in Philly and the person reading it has a thick British accent. I guess it's a good cautionary tale for pre-teens but definitely not one of those books you will go back to and remember fondly.