For Black Girls Like Me author-Kelly Bingham Ages 10-14

Ages 10-14

paratrooper James leaps from his plane to join a daring midnight raid

Emotionally-charged and unforgettable

and they are partners in this new beginning

they each get a chance to tell their story

For Black Girls Like Me author-Kelly Bingham Ages 10-14Makeda 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, Makeda often feels left out. When Makeda's family moves from Maryland to New Mexico, she leaves behind her best friend, Lenathe only other adopted black girl she knowsfor a new life. In New Mexico, everything is different. At home, Makedas sister is too cool to hang out with her anymore and at school, she