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In the key of us  Cover Image Book Book

In the key of us / Mariama Lockington ; Jacqui Oakley, illustrator.

Lockington, Mariama, (author.). Oakley, Jacqui, (illustrator.).

Summary:

While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just as friends.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374314101
  • Physical Description: 348 pages : map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.
Subject: African American children > Juvenile fiction.
African American girls > Juvenile fiction.
Anxiety disorders > Juvenile fiction.
Abnormal psychology > Juvenile fiction.
Self-destructive behavior > Juvenile fiction.
Music camps > Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Bereavement > Juvenile fiction.
Bereavement > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Anxiety disorders > Fiction.
Abnormal psychology > Fiction.
Self-destructive behavior > Fiction.
Music camps > Fiction.
Camps > Fiction.
Camps > Fiction.
Identity > Fiction.
Identity > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Lesbians > Fiction.
Lesbians > Fiction.

Available copies

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library.

Holds

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Mariama J. Lockington is an adoptee, educator, and Schneider Family Book Award and Stonewall Honor–winning author. She has been telling stories and making her own books since the second grade, when she wore short-alls and flower leggings every day to school. She is the author of For Black Girls Like Me, In the Key of Us, and Forever is Now, as well as a poetry chapbook The Lucky Daughter. Mariama holds a Masters in Education from Lesley University and Masters in Fine Arts in Poetry from San Francisco State University. She lives in Lexington, KY with her partner and dapple haired dachshund, Henry.


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