The girl I am, was, and never will be : a speculative memoir of transracial adoption /
Erin Powers navigates growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee being raised by a white, closeted lesbian mother. Based on the author's experience.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC,
2023.
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| Summary: | Erin Powers navigates growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee being raised by a white, closeted lesbian mother. Based on the author's experience. Two girls on different timelines-- each growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee-- find their lives bridged by a mysterious portal. Part memoir, part speculative fiction, Gibney examines the absurdities of the adoptee experience through her own adoption experiences. -- adapted from jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 14 and up. Grades 10-12. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780593111994 0593111990 |