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The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption
A remarkable portrait of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee, from the acclaimed author of Dream...
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A remarkable portrait of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee, from the acclaimed author of Dream Country.
A MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY
"A fantastical, transcendent memory collage that shirks convention in search of what is real and true about familial bonds."--Publishers Weekly, starred review Part memoir, part speculative fiction, The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be tells the true story of author Shannon Gibney's experience growing up as the adopted Black daughter of white parents in America alongside the fictional story of Erin Powers, the name Shannon was given at birth by the white woman who put her up for adoption. At its core, the novel is a tale of two girls on two different timelines, occasionally bridged by a mysterious portal and their shared search for a complete picture of their origins. Gibney surrounds her stories with reproductions of her own adoption documents, letters, family photographs, interviews, medical records, and brief essays on the surreal absurdities of the adoptee experience. Strikingly honest and beautifully written, this speculative memoir explores the rarely depicted experience of transracial adoption first-hand, and offers an insightful look into the discovery of one's own identity.
Author: Shannon Gibney
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 01/09/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.70w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780593112014
Audience: Young Adult
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 523059 / Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be
Award: Michael L. Printz Award - Honor Book
About the Author
Shannon Gibney is an author and university professor. Her novel See No Color, drawn from her life as a transracial adoptee, was hailed by Kirkus as "an exceptionally accomplished debut" and by Publishers Weekly as "an unflinching look at the complexities of racial identity." Her sophomore novel, Dream Country, received five starred reviews and earned her a second Minnesota Book Award. The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be earned a Michael L. Printz Honor. She lives with her two Liberian-American children in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY
"A fantastical, transcendent memory collage that shirks convention in search of what is real and true about familial bonds."--Publishers Weekly, starred review Part memoir, part speculative fiction, The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be tells the true story of author Shannon Gibney's experience growing up as the adopted Black daughter of white parents in America alongside the fictional story of Erin Powers, the name Shannon was given at birth by the white woman who put her up for adoption. At its core, the novel is a tale of two girls on two different timelines, occasionally bridged by a mysterious portal and their shared search for a complete picture of their origins. Gibney surrounds her stories with reproductions of her own adoption documents, letters, family photographs, interviews, medical records, and brief essays on the surreal absurdities of the adoptee experience. Strikingly honest and beautifully written, this speculative memoir explores the rarely depicted experience of transracial adoption first-hand, and offers an insightful look into the discovery of one's own identity.
Author: Shannon Gibney
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 01/09/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.70w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780593112014
Audience: Young Adult
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 523059 / Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be
Award: Michael L. Printz Award - Honor Book
About the Author
Shannon Gibney is an author and university professor. Her novel See No Color, drawn from her life as a transracial adoptee, was hailed by Kirkus as "an exceptionally accomplished debut" and by Publishers Weekly as "an unflinching look at the complexities of racial identity." Her sophomore novel, Dream Country, received five starred reviews and earned her a second Minnesota Book Award. The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be earned a Michael L. Printz Honor. She lives with her two Liberian-American children in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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