Bibliograph

The girl I am, was, and never will be, a speculative memoir of transracial adoption, Shannon Gibney

Type

Label

The girl I am, was, and never will be, a speculative memoir of transracial adoption, Shannon Gibney

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Intended audience

840L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 14 and up, Dutton Books

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The girl I am, was, and never will be

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1351681557

Responsibility statement

Shannon Gibney

Sub title

a speculative memoir of transracial adoption

Summary

"Part memoir, part speculative fiction, <i>The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be</i> explores the often surreal experience of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee through the stories of two girls on different timelines bridged by a mysterious portal. Gibney surrounds those stories with reproductions of her own adoption documents, letters, family photographs, interviews, medical records, and brief essays on the absurdities of the adoptee experience. The end result is a unique portrait of an American experience rarely depicted in any form." --Book jacket

Target audience

adolescent

Classification