For black girls like me
(Book)

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Author
Lockington, Mariama
Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Children's stories.
Families -- Juvenile fiction.
Home schooling -- Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Juvenile fiction.
Interracial adoption -- Juvenile fiction.
Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction.
Other Subjects
Family problems -- Fiction.
Identity -- Fiction.

More Details

Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
321 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780374308049, 0374308047, 9781250250322 pbk., 1250250323 pbk., 9781668805572 Follett bdg., 166880557X Follett bdg.
Reading Level
MG
Level 3.5, 7 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
500
Notes
Description
Eleven-year-old Makeda dreams of meeting her African American mother, while coping with serious problems in her white adopted family, a cross-country move, and being homeschooled.
Target Audience
3.5.
Target Audience
3-6 Follett School Solutions.
Target Audience
HL500 Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.5 7.0 502853. 6F615

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Lockington, M. (2019). For black girls like me. (First edition). Farrar Straus Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Lockington, Mariama. 2019. For Black Girls Like Me. Farrar Straus Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Lockington, Mariama. For Black Girls Like Me. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Lockington, M. (2019). For black girls like me. First edn New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Lockington, Mariama. For Black Girls Like Me. First edition, Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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