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In the key of us

While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--b...

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Main Author: Lockington, Mariama (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
African American girls > Juvenile fiction.
African American lesbians > Juvenile fiction.
Anxiety disorders > Juvenile fiction.
Self-destructive behavior > Juvenile fiction.
Music camps > Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
First loves > Juvenile fiction.
Lesbian youth > Juvenile fiction.
Bereavement > Juvenile fiction.
Female friendship > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Camps > Juvenile fiction.
Identity > Juvenile fiction.
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Lesbians > Juvenile fiction.
Lesbian fiction > Juvenile.
Coming-of-age fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just as friends.
Physical Description:348 pages : map ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 8-12.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780374314101
0374314101
Author Notes:Mariama J. Lockington is an adoptee, author, and educator. She has been telling stories and making her own books since the second grade, when she wore shortalls and flower leggings every day to school. Mariama's middle grade debut, For Black Girls Like Me , earned five starred reviews and was a Today Show Best Kids' Book of the Year. Her sophomore middle grade novel, In the Key of Us , is a Stonewall Honor Book and was featured in the New York Times . Her young adult debut, Forever Is Now , won the Schneider Family Book Award. Mariama calls many places home but currently lives in Kentucky with her wife, her sausage dog Walter, and an abundance of plants.

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