

For Black Girls Like Me
By:
Makeda June Kirkland is eleven-years-old, adopted, and black. Her parents and big sister are white, and even though she loves her family very much, Makeda often feels left out. When Makeda's family moves from Maryland to New Mexico, she leaves behind her best friend, Lena—the only other adopted black girl she knows—for a new life. In New Mexico, everything is different. At home, Makeda’s sister is too cool to hang out with her anymore and at school, she can’t seem to find one true friend.
Through it all, Makeda can’t help wondering: What would it feel like to grow up with a family that looks like me?
Through singing, dreaming, and writing secret messages back and forth with Lena, Makeda might just carve a small place for herself in the world.
ISBN: 9780374308049
JLG Release: Sep 2019
Awards & Honors
SLJ Best Books - 2019
CPL Best Books - 2019
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
Publishers Weekly*, School Library Journal*, Booklist*
School Library Journal
Book Details
ISBN
9780374308049
First Release
September 2019
Genre
Fic
Dewey Classification
[Fic]
Trim Size
8 1/4" x 5 1/3"
Page Count
336
Accelerated Reader
Level 3.5; Points: 7;
Scholastic Reading Counts
Level 3.7; Points: 12;
Lexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Language: Mild Language, Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism, Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur, Violence: Mild Violence, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Reference or Discussion, Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes
Topics
Identity, African Americans, Interracial adoption, Family problems, Homeschooling, Moving households, Bipolar disorder, Sisters,