{"product_id":"2940169154429","title":"For Black Girls Like Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMakeda 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 amp;mdash; the only other adopted black girl she knows amp;mdash; 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 real friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough it all, Makeda can't help but wonder: \u003ci\u003eWhat would it feel like to grow up with a family that looks like me?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough singing, dreaming, and writing secret messages back and forth with Lena, Makeda might just carve a small place for herself in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this lyrical coming-of-age story about family, sisterhood, music, race, and identity, Mariama J. Lockington draws on some of the emotional truths from her own experiences growing up with an adoptive white family. \u003ci\u003eFor Black Girls Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who has ever asked themselves: How do you figure out where you are going if you don't know where you came from?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100424093936,"sku":"2940169154429","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169154429_p0.jpg?v=1763763535","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169154429","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}