Smart Girl - by La'tonya Rease Miles (Paperback)

Name: Smart Girl - by La'tonya Rease Miles (Paperback)
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Smart Girl: A First-Gen Origin Story is an award-winning, accessible memoir about what it really means to be "the smart one" in a working-class Black family coming of age in the late-80s and 90s-squarely in the heart of Gen X. Raised to believe she was destined for college, Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles traces a winding road through nine public schools, a PWI, an HBCU, food insecurity, racism, graduate school at UCLA, and the quiet weight of upward mobility.
Author(s): La'tonya Rease Miles
284 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Personal Memoirs

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About the Book

La'Tonya Rease Miles has built nationally recognized programs and developed courses for students who are first generation college students. But how did she get to college?

Book Synopsis

Smart Girl: A First-Gen Origin Story is an award-winning, accessible memoir about what it really means to be "the smart one" in a working-class Black family coming of age in the late-80s and 90s-squarely in the heart of Gen X. Raised to believe she was destined for college, Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles traces a winding road through nine public schools, a PWI, an HBCU, food insecurity, racism, graduate school at UCLA, and the quiet weight of upward mobility. With cultural touchstones ranging from Prince to college basketball to 90s hip hop, she blends sharp analysis with emotional honesty, showing how fandom, family, and resilience become survival tools.

*2025 IngramSpark Top Indie Pick

*2025 Catalyst Awards winner - Best Memoir

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"There are few people who have a broader perspective on the first gen community than LT. Her work as an educator, leader, and founder speaks for itself. Yet in Smart Girl, LT pulls back the curtain to deliver her most powerful perspective yet - her own as a first gen student. Smart Girl is a moving, intimate, and inclusive portrait of the first gen experience by one of its fiercest advocates."

Alejandra Campoverdi, national bestselling author of FIRST GEN

"[Smart Girl] includes details that help to show what college life is really like and how seemingly small hiccups can derail a student. I think those can resonate with current students who are working really hard to make it to that graduation stage."

Prof. Shantal Marshall, Nevada State University

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .77 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.13 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 284

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Personal Memoirs

Publisher: My Tribe Media

Format: Paperback

Author: La'tonya Rease Miles

Language: English

Street Date: February 25, 2025

TCIN: 1004580504

UPC: 9798218566715

Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-2224

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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