A review by mbrandmaier
For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington

4.0

Makeda is having a tough summer. Her family has just moved across the country. Her dad is gone all the time for work, her mom has wild unpredictable mood swings, and her older sister is being a b to her. She misses her best friend, Lena, terribly. Lena was the only other girl she knew who was Black with White parents and the only person who could truly understand the complicated feelings/situations that arose with that. Keda wonders about her birth mother all the time. When something terrible happens in Keda's family, who can she turn to?

***Note- I would love to see more kids' books featuring transracial adoptees.