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Nina, an over‑thinking tween, finds herself in a whirlwind of family drama when her mother announces a marriage to a self‑proclaimed rapper named Dhiraj Fist a.k.a. Diddy Blood. Worried that her nickname will become “Nina Diddy Blood,” Nina seeks help from her goth sister Nikki, who is preoccupied with her own teenage troubles, and from her school life where she is blacklisted by Mrs. Pooja Dixit for asking too many questions. As pressure mounts, Nina navigates school challenges, family expectations, and her own voice to try and prevent her beloved grown‑up from making a mistake that could change her life forever.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Judy Balan
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