Name: In the Key of Us
Author: Lockington, Mariama
ISBN: [978-1-25086-649-3,1-25086-649-9]

ALL BOOKS & HANDS-ON LISTS > HI-INTEREST FICTION BOOKS FOR GRADES 6-8

Unlock Price & Details

In the Key of Us

Author: Lockington, Mariama

Buy this Book

Follett Number: 2702QB1
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Square Fish, c2022, p2024
Format: 348 pages : map ; 20 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-25086-649-3
ISBN-10: 1-25086-649-9
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

Download Teacher Resources

Discussion Guide

Subjects:

African Americans Fiction

Anxiety Disorders Fiction

Camps Fiction

Friendship Fiction

Grief Fiction

Identity Fiction

Lesbian Fiction

Lesbians Fiction

Music Camps Fiction

Self-Destructive Behavior Fiction

"Farrar Straus Giroux.";"Ages 10-14"--Back cover.;Includes bibliographical references. "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 summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just as friends"--OCLC.

From the publisher:
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Andi is grappling with grief following the death of her mother. Zora is exhausted by trying to please her success-oriented parents. Both feel very much alone. Until a summer music camp brings them together.The only two Black girls at camp in a sea of white children, Andi and Zora slowly begin to connect and reveal their deepest fears and dreams. While Andi is a natural on trumpet, Zora doesn't know if she wants to be a floutist since she also loves to dance. As Andi and Zora struggle to figure out who they really are, they may just come to realize what they really need: each other.

View the complete list of global reading levels for each title to select resources for every grade that are in line with your student's needs.

Audience: Middle School
AR Reading Level:
AR Points:
AR Interest Level:
AR Quiz Number:
AR Quiz Language:
Lexile:

Unlock Reading Levels

Our professional books reviews are licensed from numerous distinguished publications in the field of children's and young adult literature across a wide range of genres and subject areas provided free of charge with the creation of a Titlewave^® account.