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The Resource Nightcrawling, by Leila Mottley

Nightcrawling, by Leila Mottley

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"A dazzling, unforgettable novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system-a debut that announces a blazingly original voice. Kiara Johnson and her brother Marcus are barely scraping by in a squalid East Oakland apartment complex that calls itself, optimistically, the Royal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison. But while Marcus clings to his dream of rap stardom, Kiara hunts for work to pay their rent-which has now more than doubled-and to keep the 9-year-old boy next door, abandoned by his mother, safe and fed. What begins as a drunken misunderstanding with a stranger one night soon becomes the job Kiara never wanted but now desperately needs: nightcrawling. And her world breaks open even further when her name surfaces in an investigation that exposes her as a key witness in a massive scandal within the Oakland police department. Full of edge, raw beauty, electrifying intensity, and piercing vulnerability, Nightcrawling marks the stunning arrival of a voice unlike any we have heard before"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 sound media player (approximately 11 hr.)
Note
  • Title from Playaway label
  • Release date supplied by publisher
  • "Playaway. Audiobooks. Pre-loaded and portable."--Container
  • In container (21 x 13 x 3 cm.) with earphones and AAA battery
Isbn
9781669642206
Instance
Label
Nightcrawling
Title
Nightcrawling
Statement of responsibility
by Leila Mottley
Creator
Contributor
Author
Narrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"A dazzling, unforgettable novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system-a debut that announces a blazingly original voice. Kiara Johnson and her brother Marcus are barely scraping by in a squalid East Oakland apartment complex that calls itself, optimistically, the Royal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison. But while Marcus clings to his dream of rap stardom, Kiara hunts for work to pay their rent-which has now more than doubled-and to keep the 9-year-old boy next door, abandoned by his mother, safe and fed. What begins as a drunken misunderstanding with a stranger one night soon becomes the job Kiara never wanted but now desperately needs: nightcrawling. And her world breaks open even further when her name surfaces in an investigation that exposes her as a key witness in a massive scandal within the Oakland police department. Full of edge, raw beauty, electrifying intensity, and piercing vulnerability, Nightcrawling marks the stunning arrival of a voice unlike any we have heard before"--
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technical information on music
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Provided by publisher
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FZL
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2002-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Mottley, Leila
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not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Abbott-Pratt, Joniece
  • Playaway Digital Audio
  • Findaway World, LLC
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  • African American
  • Brother and sisters
  • Families
Target audience
  • preschool
  • adult
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Label
Nightcrawling, by Leila Mottley
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from Playaway label
  • Release date supplied by publisher
  • "Playaway. Audiobooks. Pre-loaded and portable."--Container
  • In container (21 x 13 x 3 cm.) with earphones and AAA battery
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1334481960
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 sound media player (approximately 11 hr.)
File format
unknown
Form of item
direct electronic
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781669642206
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
other
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital
Quality assurance targets
unknown
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
other
Speed
other
System control number
(OCoLC)1334481960
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
Nightcrawling, by Leila Mottley
Publication
Note
  • Title from Playaway label
  • Release date supplied by publisher
  • "Playaway. Audiobooks. Pre-loaded and portable."--Container
  • In container (21 x 13 x 3 cm.) with earphones and AAA battery
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1334481960
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 sound media player (approximately 11 hr.)
File format
unknown
Form of item
direct electronic
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781669642206
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
other
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital
Quality assurance targets
unknown
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
other
Speed
other
System control number
(OCoLC)1334481960
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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