For Black Girls Like Me - by Mariama J Lockington (Paperback)

For Black Girls Like Me is a heart-wrenching yet powerful coming-of-age story about an African American girl adopted into a white family, exploring complexities of family, race, sisterhood, and belonging.

Through lyrical prose and poems interspersed throughout, author Mariama J.

Lockington captures the joy and angst of transracial adoption with intimate authenticity, sensitively delineating the pain of facing casual racism and disconcerting experience of being the child of a mentally ill parent.

This debut middle grade novel is an essential purchase for all collections, offering an outstanding portrayal of Black girlhood and a necessary read for girls struggling with identity and purpose within their families.

With distinctive imagery and balanced rhythm between prose and poetry, this book shares the perspective of a black girl trying to find her place in her community and family.