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A review by miss_tricia
For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington
3.0
I'm grateful Lockington wrote this book. As a white woman raising black kids, I'm painfully aware of the ways that "mirrors" for their experience are few and far between.
Through her protagonist, Lockington echoes many of the things I've heard from other adult adoptees, but in a way that's accessible and memorable for younger readers. I'd consider this a great first-read for adults considering transracial adoption; necessary reading for siblings of transracial adoptees; a great resource for students in schools, youth groups, and extracurricular activities with transracially adopted youth; and a gift for transracially adopted youth themselves.
Through her protagonist, Lockington echoes many of the things I've heard from other adult adoptees, but in a way that's accessible and memorable for younger readers. I'd consider this a great first-read for adults considering transracial adoption; necessary reading for siblings of transracial adoptees; a great resource for students in schools, youth groups, and extracurricular activities with transracially adopted youth; and a gift for transracially adopted youth themselves.