• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2022 March #2
  Andi's mother was an artist, and she encouraged Andi's passion for music. For years, it was just Andi and her mother against the world. But everything changed for Andi when her mother died and she was left to go live with her uptight aunt and uncle in a world that wouldn't accept her. Still grappling with grief, Andi decides to go to Harmony Music Camp for the summer. It is here among the majority white faces that she meets Zora, a girl who helps her heal and grow in ways she didn't think was possible. Lockington's novel takes readers on a breathtaking, lyrical journey of the complexities of Black girlhood in a story about music, family, and recovery from loss. She weaves a tale that is both brutally honest and endearing, exposing the sincere flaws of her main characters in such a way that makes readers weep for each misstep and rejoice with each measure of success. A strong choice for collections where character-driven coming-of-age stories are popular. Grades 4-8. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews.

Mariama J. Lockington is an adoptee, educator, and Stonewall Honor–winning author. She has been telling stories and making her own books since the second grade, when she wore short-alls and flower leggings every day to school. She is the author of For Black Girls Like Me, In the Key of Us, and Forever is Now, as well as a poetry chapbook The Lucky Daughter. Mariama holds a Masters in Education from Lesley University and Masters in Fine Arts in Poetry from San Francisco State University. She lives in Lexington, KY with her partner and dapple haired dachshund, Henry.