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Veronica Chambers is a prolific author, best known for her critically acclaimed memoir, Mama’s Girl, which has been course adopted by hundreds of high schools and colleges throughout the country. The New Yorker called Mama’s Girl “a troubling testament to grit and mother love… one of the finest and most evenhanded in the genre in recent years.” Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, Ms. Chambers' work often reflects her Afro-Latina heritage.

Her most recent non-fiction book was Kickboxing Geishas: How Japanese Women are Changing their Nation. Her other non-fiction books include The Joy of Doing Things Badly: A Girl’s Guide to Love, Life, and Foolish Bravery. She has also written more than a dozen books for children, most recently Celia Cruz, ...more

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	The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on the Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own 3.86 avg rating — 957 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Go-Between by Veronica Chambers (Goodreads Author), Karla Souza (Narrator) 3.23 avg rating — 764 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plus 3.71 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mama's Girl 3.87 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter by Veronica Chambers (Goodreads Author), Luvvie Ajayi Jones (Goodreads Author) (Contributor ) 3.74 avg rating — 303 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shirley Chisholm is a Verb! by Veronica Chambers (Goodreads Author), Rachelle Baker (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator ) 4.55 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finish the Fight! by Veronica Chambers (Goodreads Author), The Staff of The New York Times 4.42 avg rating — 239 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice by Veronica Chambers (Goodreads Author), Cory Booker (Foreword), Tracy Turnbull (Illustrations) 3.82 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fifteen Candles (Amigas, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa by Veronica Chambers (Goodreads Author), Julie Maren (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The only thing I knew to do with a man was what I'd learned from my parents: to fight or not fight. I had no idea how to craft a partnership beyond that one basic thing.”
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“Writing is architectural. Letters become words, and words become sentences, and sentences become paragraphs, and paragraphs become chapters and chapters become books.”
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“It seemed like there was no shortage of things for us to talk about: it was like we were, in dialogue, reading a book that had no chapters and no end. There seemed to be no place to break. We walked each other back and forth until our mothers threatened to take a switch to our behinds. In this very literal way, I came to think of a homegirl as someone with whom the soul conversation is so deep and so stirring that you keep walking each other home.”
― Veronica Chambers, The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on the Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own

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“Do not neglect the day of small things, for little beginnings have big endings”
― Florence Scovel Shinn

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“The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn

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“Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Game of Life and How to Play It

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“You must form the habit of living in the fourth dimension, “The World of the Wondrous.” It is the world where you do not judge by appearances.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Secret Door to Success

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“Bills should be paid cheerfully, all money should be sent forth fearlessly and with a blessing.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Game of Life and How to Play It

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