Agent: Bonnie Nadell, Frederick Hill Bonnie Hadell Agency. Despite a derivative ending, this is a dense book that requires, and is worthy of, attentive reading. Juanita’s prose and style put the reader directly into the head of her protagonist the unique perspective she offers on a volatile period of American history gives the narrative immediacy and authenticity. Virgin soul by Judy Juanita ( Book ) 4 editions published between 20 in English and held by 341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 'At first glance, Genieces story sounds. Geniece progresses from middle-class “good girl” to member of the Black Panthers, witnessing and experiencing the poverty, violence, excesses, and rhetoric of the time, a transition handled by Juanita with assured matter-of-factness. Her new freedom and a love affair with a black intellectual further heightens her awareness of being black in white America at the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

Though accustomed to her aunt and uncle’s bourgeois lifestyle, she feels like an outsider with her dark skin, natural hair, and dubious background as a “broken-home baby.” Refusing to ask for help, she lives at the Y and works part-time at the local welfare office, having deferred entry into San Francisco State. Judy Juanita Virgin Soul: A Novel Hardcover Apby Judy Juanita (Author) 61 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 5.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 7.10 13 Used from 3.29 4 Collectible from 18.95 Paperback 14.95 9 Used from 3.05 11 New from 13.32 1 Collectible from 47. Raised in Northern California by black middle-class relatives co-opted by white culture, Geniece, a self-described “dark skinned orphan-in-residence,” begins Oakland City College in 1964. From a lauded poet and playwright, a novel of a young womans life with the Black Panthers in 1960s. In her semi-autobiographical debut novel, poet and playwright Juanita’s prose immediately immerses the reader in the time and place of its lead character. Virgin Soul A Novel by Judy Juanita available in Hardcover on, also read synopsis and reviews.

Virgin Soul by Judy Juanita