Shannon Gibney

• Nov-2015
• / General Fiction
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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
• / General Fiction
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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
• / General Fiction
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A Michael L. Printz Award Honor BookPart memoir, part speculative fiction, this novel explores the often surreal experience of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee.Dream Country author Shannon Gibney returns with a new book woven from...

• May-2023
• / General Fiction
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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
• / General Fiction
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"An emotion-filled collection." -- Kirkus ReviewsTwo teens take the stage and find their voice . . .A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . .A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . .There is no uni...

• Jan-2024
• / General Fiction
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A Michael L. Printz Award Honor BookPart memoir, part speculative fiction, this novel explores the often surreal experience of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee.Dream Country author Shannon Gibney returns with a new book woven from...

• Nov-2024
• / General Fiction
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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 community, an...