Shannon Gibney

• Nov-2015
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"Transracial adoption is never oversimplified, airbrushed, or sentimentalized, but instead, it's portrayed with bracing honesty as the messy institution it is: rearranging families, blending cultural and biological DNA, loss and joy. An exceptionally...

• Sep-2018
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The heartbreaking story of five generations of young people from a single African-and-American family pursuing an elusive dream of freedom. The novel begins in suburban Minneapolis at the moment when seventeen-year-old Kollie Flomo begins to crack...

• Jan-2023
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A Michael L. Printz Award Honor BookA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far)Part memoir, part speculative fiction, this novel explores the often surreal experience of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee.Dream Country author...

• May-2023
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Six-year-old Sam, with his Liberian dad and African American mom, finds a way to bring everyone in his cross-cultural family together at the dinner tableRice and okra soup: Sam’s auntie from Liberia made it, and it’s Dad’s favorite....

• Oct-2023
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"An emotion-filled collection." -- Kirkus ReviewsA CCBC 2024 Choices for the Fiction for Young Adult category!Two teens take the stage and find their voice . . .A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . .A sister is ...

• Jan-2024
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A Michael L. Printz Award Honor BookA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far)Part memoir, part speculative fiction, this novel explores the often surreal experience of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee.Dream Country author...

• Nov-2024
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A young Black girl in Minneapolis grapples with the death of George Floyd    In this candid and powerful book, a young girl hears about an unfolding tragedy in her neighborhood. It’s on the news, on the radio, and talked about in her...