The girl I am, was, and never will be : a speculative memoir of transracial adoption /

Gibney, Shannon,

The girl I am, was, and never will be : a speculative memoir of transracial adoption / Shannon Gibney. - 237 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

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

Ages 14 and up. Dutton Books. Grades 10-12. Dutton Books.

9780593111994 0593111990

2022050507

GBC2K8621 bnb

020816798 Uk


Gibney, Shannon--Fiction.


Interracial adoption--Fiction.
Racially mixed people--Fiction.
Identity (Philosophical concept)--Fiction.
Adoption--Fiction.
Racially mixed families--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.


Young adult fiction.
Biographical fiction.

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