Mariama J. Lockington

In The Key Of Us (Paperback)

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Stonewall Book Awards--Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Honor Book
A Young Hoosier Award Nominee
A New York Charlotte Award Nominee

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
School Library Journal Best Book of 2022
New York Public Library Best Book of 2022
Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2022
Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of 2022
EBONY Magazine Read Across America Day: 9 Books to Add to Your Child's Home Library
 
 
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Andi is grappling with grief following the death of her mother. Zora is exhausted by trying to please her success-oriented parents. Both feel very much alone. Until a summer music camp brings them together.

The only two Black girls at camp in a sea of white children, Andi and Zora slowly begin to connect and reveal their deepest fears and dreams. While Andi is a natural on trumpet, Zora doesn't know if she wants to be a floutist since she also loves to dance.

As Andi and Zora struggle to figure out who they really are, they may just come to realize what they really need: each other.

Author: Mariama J. Lockington

Paperback Published 27 August 2024 368 pages

"['In the Key of Us'] is also a work of art, full of delights: appealing characters, camp traditions, light romance, middle school friendship, poetry, music, the pleasures of creative work." -- The New York Times

"Navigating sensitive topics like body image, mental health, racism, grief, and healthy relationships with a gentle hand, this moving coming-of-age story is perfect for tweens and young teens." --School Library Journalstarred review

 
 

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