Middle Grade books by Black Authors about transracial adoption:
For Black Girls Like Me
Author: Mariama J. Lockington
Description: For Black Girls Like Me is a contemporary Middle Grade novel told through the point of view of a Black 11-year-old girl who is a transracial adoptee. When she and her family move to New Mexico, she leaves behind her only friend who understands what it is like to be a Black transracial adoptee. Told through lyrical prose and verse, this middle grade book deals with microaggressions, family dynamics, connectedness, and hope.
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Citation: Lockington, M.J. (2019). For Black Girls Like Me. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR).
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Young Adult books by Black Authors about transracial adoption:
See No Color
Author: Shannon Gibney
Description: See No Color is a contemporary young adult novel told through the point of view of a 16-year-old biracial Black teen girl who is a transracial adoptee and a baseball player. When she finds the letters from her biological father that her parents kept from her, she begins to question who she really is and what it really means to be Black.
Includes: #africanamerican #black #femaleprotagonist #adoption #transracialadpotee #contemporary #biracial #baseball #sports #youngadultliterature
Citation: Gibney, S. (2015). See no color. Carolrhoda Lab.
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How To Be Remy Cameron
Author: Julian Winters
Description: How To Be Remy Cameron is a contemporary young adult novel told through the point of view of a Black high school junior boy who is a transracial adoptee. After being assigned an essay in his AP Literature class asking him to define himself, he dives into questions of self discovery. He is Black, gay, adopted, popular, a good son, a loving brother, and still discovering what else he is.
Includes: #africanamerican #black #maleprotagonist #adoption #transracialadpotee #contemporary #hope #joy #LGBTQIA+ #youngadultliterature
Citation: Winters, J. (2019). How To Be Remy Cameron. Duet.
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When The Black Girl Sings
Author: Bil Wright
Description: When The Black Girl Sings is a contemporary young adult novel told through the point of view of a Black teen girl who is a transracial adoptee. When her parents begin to discuss divorce, she sides with her mother and the two begin attending a local church with an amazing gospel choir. Simultaneously, her teacher nominates her for a talent show and she decides to join the church choir to improve her singing. There she finds more than song, she finds community.
Includes: #africanamerican #black #femaleprotagonist #adoption #transracialadpotee #contemporary #divorce #choir #singing #youngadultliterature
Citation: Wright, B. (2008). When The Black Girl Sings. Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers.
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