Description
From the author of For Black Girls Like Me, which received five starred reviews and multiple accolades, comes a middle-grade novel about first love, loss, and letting go.
About the Author
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. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed For Black Girls Like Me, her middle-grade debut, which earned five starred reviews and was a TODAY Show Best Book of 2019. She is also the author of a poetry chapbook, The Lucky Daughter. Mariama holds a master's 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. mariamajlockington.com
Awards
Commended for Stonewall Book Award (Children's) 2023.
Book Information
ISBN 9780374314101
Author Mariama J. Lockington
Format Hardback
Page Count 368
Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Weight(grams) 284g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 146mm * 34mm