Mariama Lockington

Book cover of In the Key of Us

In the Key of Us

Book Résumé Mariama Lockington: 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 […]

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Book cover of For Black Girls Like Me

For Black Girls Like Me

Book Résumé Mariama Lockington: I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark. Makeda June Kirkland is eleven years old, adopted, and black. Her parents and big sister are white, and even though she loves her family very much, Keda often feels left out. When Keda’s family moves from Maryland to

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