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For Black Girls Like Me
Contributor(s): Lockington, Mariama J. (Author)

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ISBN: 0374308047     ISBN-13: 9780374308049
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Adoption
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2018035461
Age Level: 9-11
Grade Level: 4-6
Lexile Measure: 500 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" L (0.95 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
- Topical - Adoption
- Topical - Family
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/20/2019
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2019
School Library Journal 07/01/2019 pg. 45
Booklist 07/01/2019 pg. 69
Shelf Awareness 07/30/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2019
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 502853
Reading Level: 3.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:

In this lyrical coming-of-age story about family, sisterhood, music, race, and identity, Mariama J. Lockington draws on some of the emotional truths from her own experiences growing up with an adoptive white family.

I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark.

Makeda June Kirkland is eleven years old, adopted, and black. Her parents and big sister are white, and even though she loves her family very much, Makeda often feels left out. When Makeda's family moves from Maryland to New Mexico, she leaves behind her best friend, Lena-- the only other adopted black girl she knows-- for a new life. In New Mexico, everything is different. At home, Makeda's sister is too cool to hang out with her anymore and at school, she can't seem to find one real friend.

Through it all, Makeda can't help but wonder: What would it feel like to grow up with a family that looks like me?

Through singing, dreaming, and writing secret messages back and forth with Lena, Makeda might just carve a small place for herself in the world.

For Black Girls Like Me is for anyone who has ever asked themselves: How do you figure out where you are going if you don't know where you came from?


Contributor Bio(s): Lockington, Mariama J.: - Mariama J. Lockington is an adoptee, writer, and nonprofit educator. She has been telling stories and making her own books since the second grade, when she wore short-alls and flower leggings every day to school. Her work has appeared in a number of magazines and journals, including Buzzfeed News Reader, and she is the author of the poetry chapbook The Lucky Daughter. Mariama holds a Masters in Education from Lesley University and Masters in Fine Arts in Poetry from San Francisco State University. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her partner and dapple haired dachshund, Henry.
 
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