A Girl Like Me Juvenile Fiction Social Themes - Friendship Social Themes - Religion & Faith Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes) and how white enslavers impacted

and how white enslavers impacted the family’s customs

Egoff Children’s Literature Prize short-listed

God chose to make

and it is still the only art object in the world by which all three generations of Black artists in my family judge American art

A Girl Like Me Juvenile Fiction Social Themes - Friendship Social Themes - Religion & Faith Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes) and how white enslavers impacted"[A] rallying cry for girls to reject limitations others might place on them and their dreams."starred,The Horn Book Magazine"Once I dreamed I swam the ocean and saw everything deep, cool and was part of the waves. I swam on by the people onshore hollering, 'A girl like you needs to stay out of the water and be dry like everyone else.'"Empower young readers to embrace their individuality, reject societal limitations, and follow their dreams. This