num_pages: 133
description: When Victoria returns from her summer in Nigeria, Akilah can see that something is wrong and pressures her to find out the truth about what happened at the coming-of-age ceremony she attended, in an emotional tale about the practice of female circumcision on the African continent. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.
language: English
title: No Laughter Here
titlecomplete: No Laughter Here
genres: Fiction, African American, Contemporary, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Africa, Middle Grade, Cultural
ratings_count: 572
places: Queens, New York
publisher: Amistad