For Black Girls Like Me

For Black Girls Like Me
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 9780374308063
ISBN-13 : 0374308063
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Book Synopsis For Black Girls Like Me by : Mariama J. Lockington

Download or read book For Black Girls Like Me written by Mariama J. Lockington and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lyrical coming-of-age story about family, sisterhood, music, race, and identity, Schneider Family Book Award and Stonewall Honor-winning author 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?


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