{"product_id":"in-the-key-of-us-9781250866493","title":"In the Key of Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTONEWALL HONOR BOOK \u003c\/b\u003e● \u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the critically acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eFor Black Girls Like Me \u003c\/i\u003eand the Schneider Family Book Award Winner \u003ci\u003eForever Is Now, \u003c\/i\u003e comes a coming-of-age story surrounding the losses that threaten to break us and the friendships that make us whole again. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen-year-old Andi feels stranded after the loss of her mother, the artist who swept color onto Andi's blank canvas. When she is accepted to a music camp, Andi finds herself struggling to play her trumpet like she used to before her whole world changed. Meanwhile, Zora, a returning camper, is exhausted trying to please her parents, who are determined to make her a flute prodigy, even though she secretly has a dancer's heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt Harmony Music Camp, Zora and Andi are the only two Black girls in a sea of mostly white faces. In kayaks and creaky cabins, the two begin to connect, unraveling their loss, insecurities, and hopes for the future. And as they struggle to figure out who they really are, they may just come to realize who they really need: each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMariama J. Lockington's \u003ci\u003eIn the Key of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical ode to music camp, the rush of first love, and the power of one life-changing summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11977518\"\u003eMariama J. Lockington\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.56h x 5.04w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250866493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250866499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV060000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV026000\"\u003eLove \u0026amp; Romance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV039030\"\u003eSocial Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariama J. Lockington\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eFor Black Girls Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e, earned five starred reviews and was a \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e Best Kids' Book of the Year. Her sophomore middle grade novel, \u003ci\u003eIn the Key of Us\u003c\/i\u003e, is a Stonewall Honor Book and was featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her young adult debut, \u003ci\u003eForever Is Now\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48451495198957,"sku":"9781250866493","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_5fa6e2aa-850e-4995-8c54-109f91eb06a7.jpg?v=1753485622","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/in-the-key-of-us-9781250866493","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}