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The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption

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A remarkable portrait of growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee, from the acclaimed author of Dream Country.

A MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY

“A fantastical, transcendent memory collage that shirks convention in search of what is real and true about familial bonds.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review


Part memoir, part speculative fiction, The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be tells the true story of author Shannon Gibney’s experien...