{"product_id":"the-girl-i-am-was-and-never-will-be-a-speculative-memoir-of-transracial-adoption-paperback","title":"The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShannon Gibney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable portrait of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDream Country\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK AND \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS \u003c\/i\u003eBEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fantastical, transcendent memory collage that shirks convention in search of what is real and true about familial bonds.\"--Publishers Weekly, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart memoir, part speculative fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be \u003c\/i\u003etells the true story of author Shannon Gibney's experience growing up as the adopted Black daughter of white parents in America alongside the fictional story of Erin Powers, the name Shannon was given at birth by the white woman who put her up for adoption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its core, the novel is a tale of two girls on two different timelines, occasionally bridged by a mysterious portal and their shared search for a complete picture of their origins. Gibney surrounds her stories with reproductions of her own adoption documents, letters, family photographs, interviews, medical records, and brief essays on the surreal absurdities of the adoptee experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrikingly honest and beautifully written, this speculative memoir explores the rarely depicted experience of transracial adoption first-hand, and offers an insightful look into the discovery of one's own identity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShannon Gibney is an author and university professor. Her novel \u003ci\u003eSee No Color, \u003c\/i\u003e drawn from her life as a transracial adoptee, was hailed by \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e as \"an exceptionally accomplished debut\" and by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as \"an unflinching look at the complexities of racial identity.\" Her sophomore novel, \u003ci\u003eDream Country, \u003c\/i\u003e received five starred reviews and earned her a second Minnesota Book Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be\u003c\/i\u003e earned a Michael L. Printz Honor. She lives with her two Liberian-American children in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michael L. Printz Award (2024)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53468714238259,"sku":"9780593112014","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-girl-i-am-was-and-never-will-be-a-speculative-memoir-of-transracial-adoption-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}