CCBC Choices 2024 -- Teens (ages 12 and up)

The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles a yearly list of excellent books for youth readers.
 

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1. The girl I am, was, and never will be: a speculative memoir of transracial adoption

Book cover for The girl I am, was, and never will be.
Author:
Gibney, Shannon
Notes:
Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir;14-up
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Boulder Main Teen Fiction
T Gibn
Description:
Author Shannon Gibney returns with a new book woven from her true story of growing up as the adopted Black daughter of white parents and the fictional story of Erin Powers, the name Shannon was given at birth by the white woman who gave her up for adoption. At its core, the novel is a tale of two girls on two different timelines occasionally bridged by a mysterious portal and their shared search for a complete picture of their origins. Gibney surrounds...

2. When we become ours: a YA adoptee anthology

Book cover for When we become ours.
Author:
Gibney, Shannon
Notes:
Fiction for Young Adults;12-up
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook
Description:
Written by adoptees for adoptees, this anthology of 15 powerful, poignant and evocative stories in a variety of genres reflects the complexity, breadth and depth of the adoptee experience.