{"product_id":"in-the-key-of-us-paperback","title":"In the Key of Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMariama J. Lockington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStonewall Book Awards--Mike Morgan \u0026amp; Larry Romans Children's \u0026amp; Young Adult Literature Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of the critically acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eFor Black Girls Like Me \u003c\/i\u003eand the Schneider Family Book Award Winner \u003ci\u003eForever Is Now, \u003c\/i\u003e comes a coming-of-age story surrounding the losses that threaten to break us and the friendships that make us whole again. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen-year-old Andi feels stranded after the loss of her mother, the artist who swept color onto Andi's blank canvas. When she is accepted to a music camp, Andi finds herself struggling to play her trumpet like she used to before her whole world changed. Meanwhile, Zora, a returning camper, is exhausted trying to please her parents, who are determined to make her a flute prodigy, even though she secretly has a dancer's heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt Harmony Music Camp, Zora and Andi are the only two Black girls in a sea of mostly white faces. In kayaks and creaky cabins, the two begin to connect, unraveling their loss, insecurities, and hopes for the future. And as they struggle to figure out who they really are, they may just come to realize who they really need: each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMariama J. Lockington's \u003ci\u003eIn the Key of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical ode to music camp, the rush of first love, and the power of one life-changing summer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariama J. Lockington\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eFor Black Girls Like Me, In the Key of Us\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForever Is Now\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a poetry chapbook \u003ci\u003eThe Lucky Daughter.\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 7.56 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stonewall Book Award (2023)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e In the Key of Us\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701063389280,"sku":"9781250866493","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-key-of-us-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}