{"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":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShannon Gibney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart memoir, part speculative fiction, this novel explores the often surreal experience of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDream Country\u003c\/i\u003e author Shannon Gibney returns with a new book woven from her true story of growing up as the adopted Black daughter of white parents and the fictional story of Erin Powers, the name Shannon was given at birth by the white woman who gave 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 that story 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\u003eThe end result is a remarkable portrait of an American experience rarely depicted in any form.\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michael L. Printz Award (2024)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764779516192,"sku":"9780593112014","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f753909b021f4ad3ec9ac43ade013cc9.webp?v=1780254439","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-girl-i-am-was-and-never-will-be-a-speculative-memoir-of-transracial-adoption-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}