Memoir
My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles
2020·224 pages
A young Nigerian boy's miraculous journey to America, finding hope and triumph through chess and family perseverance.
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A young Nigerian boy's miraculous journey to America, finding hope and triumph through chess and family perseverance.
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In their escape from Boko Haram's reign of terror in Nigeria, Tani's family's journey to the United States was nothing short of a miracle. Then 8-year-old Tani started competing with his public school in the ultra-exclusive chess clubs of New York City – and winning. A true story of sacrificing everything for family and living with nothing but hope. Tani Adewumi didn’t know what Boko Haram was or why they had threatened his family. All he knew was that when his parents told the family was going ...
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Sexual content
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Brief mentions of threats from Boko Haram; no graphic depictions.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation depicted.
Religious content
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Recurring themes of faith and miracles central to the family's story.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult content depicted.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Brief references to conflict and terrorism in Nigeria as background.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of family hardship, homelessness, and threats from terrorism.
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