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A review by andeez
For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington
4.0
I’m all about pushing “mirrors” to the students. This book will be a full size mirror for so many.
I’ve read books about Black girls, but I can’t remember the last book I read about a Black girl living with her white family. I have lots of white friends who have adopted children of color. This book put things I’d never thought about in perspective. It’s tough enough for middle schoolers to find their identities. Add in looking completely different and having different needs than your parents and sister and it may seem impossible to find the “real you”.
The book also covers a bipolar parent, capturing the manic and depression phases so well. I never felt like the story was covering too much or trying too hard. The book kept my interest from the first chapter to the last.
Can’t wait to recommend this to ages 10 and up.
I’ve read books about Black girls, but I can’t remember the last book I read about a Black girl living with her white family. I have lots of white friends who have adopted children of color. This book put things I’d never thought about in perspective. It’s tough enough for middle schoolers to find their identities. Add in looking completely different and having different needs than your parents and sister and it may seem impossible to find the “real you”.
The book also covers a bipolar parent, capturing the manic and depression phases so well. I never felt like the story was covering too much or trying too hard. The book kept my interest from the first chapter to the last.
Can’t wait to recommend this to ages 10 and up.