Growing up biracial or multiracial can come with many stereotypes. Your look may cause you to stand out, when sometimes you just want to fit in. "Mixed Girl" shines light on being biracial by encouraging you to embrace who you are, and how God perfectly created you. With bright illustrations by Morgan Jennings, Serena Haeuser's book promotes self-love, positive affirmation, and confidence.

Based on a true life story: As if growing up in the hood wasn’t hard enough, as a biracial half White, half Black girl, LaMonica Powers has to also navigate finding her identity (whatever that means). She’s not accepted in the suburban White schools her mama carts her off to and she’s not fully accepted by the Black community either. Add in a heaping of undiagnosed ADHD, a cup of discipline dealt out “southern style,” throw in some seeds of God given talent and intellect - and you’ve got yourself a recipe for a pretty, hot, ghetto surprise. It would be a miracle if she didn’t fall prey to the statistical forces pulling at her from all sides. This coming of age tale is a cross between “A Hero Ain’t Nothin' But A Sandwich” and “A Child Called It.” If you love banned books then you’ll love this! Trigger warnings: Racial overtones acted out through politically incorrect speech, alcohol abuse, emotional abuse, child abuse, rape, and very mild profanity. Praise For Poor Little Mixed Girl VERY GOOD READ! ANTICIPATION WITH EVERY PAGE, FELT AS IF I WERE THERE...CAN'T WAIT TO READ THE NEXT BOOK WHEN IT'S RELEASED. ~BILLIE SHEFFIELD SO ENLIGHTENING ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS BOOK! VERY ENLIGHTENING ON SO MANY LEVELS! THIS BOOK GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK IN LA MONICA'S SHOES FOR A WHILE AND I FEEL I AM BETTER OFF BECAUSE OF IT. I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A MUST READ FOR EVERYBODY! LET'S KNOW BETTER SO WE CAN DO BETTER WITH OUR KIDS. GOD BLESS AND PROTECT ALL THE LA MONICA'S AND LORD OPEN OUR EYE'S TO SEE THEM AND HELP THEM. IN JESUS NAME! ~JENNIFER JO DANKERT WOW! AUTHOR LAMONIQUE MAC’S NEW MEMOIR IS SO REAL, SO COURAGEOUS, SO INSIGHTFUL, HER VOICE LITERALLY BECOMES THE READER’S INTERNAL VOICE AS PAGES ARE TURNED. THE READER IS LEFT WITH THE FEELING THIS IS THE REAL STUFF. HER REAL LIFE AS SHE HAS EXPERIENCED IT. LIFE AS AN ADOPTED CRACK BABY. A MUST FOR ANY WORKING WITH DISENFRANCHISED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. ~CAROL BRECKINRIDGE SUCH AN AMAZING STORY. YOU SEE MIXED RACES QUITE FREQUENTLY NOWADAYS, BUT DID YOU EVER WONDER WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE FOR THEM? THIS BOOK GIVES YOU INSIGHT ON HOW A BEAUTIFUL CHILD WAS TREATED FOR SOMETHING SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF.. HER RACE. THE AUTHOR GAVE GREAT DETAIL ABOUT HER LIFE AND IT'S SO EMOTIONAL YOU CAN’T HELP BUT TO FEEL COMPASSION. GREAT BOOK AND I CAN’T WAIT TO READ TO PART 2! ~SUELYNN VARGAS Excerpt from Poor Little Mixed Girl – Chapter 5. The Babysitter “Hey young man, is your name Randall?” “Yes ma’am.” “Well, I’m Ms. Demona. I’m helping Mrs. Powers out with LaMonica.” “Oh yes. I’m friends with LaMonica.” “Yes. That’s what I’m here to talk to you about. LaMonica doesn’t need any friends at this time. Especially not any friends that are boys. I’m working with Mrs. Powers to help get LaMonica under control. She comes from a rough background.“ “A rough background?” Randall asked. “Yes. She actually was one of those drug babies.” THE MIXED GIRL SERIES READING ORDER: Book 1: Poor Little Mixed Girl Book 2: Mixed Out (releasing April 7th 2021 & available for preorder) Book 3: Snakes in The Mix (releasing July 4th 2021 & available for preorder)

"Little Mixie wonders why everyone wants to know 'what she is.' Isn't it obvious? She is clearly a human being. And anyway, isn't 'who' she is what matters most? Coming from a family with a black dad and a white mom makes her extra special, and maybe a little different too. But different is good. Mixie embraces her uniqueness and determines to be the best 'me' she can be"--P. [4] of cover.

White Like Her: My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing is the story of Gail Lukasik’s mother’s “passing,” Gail’s struggle with the shame of her mother’s choice, and her subsequent journey of self-discovery and redemption. In the historical context of the Jim Crow South, Gail explores her mother’s decision to pass, how she hid her secret even from her own husband, and the price she paid for choosing whiteness. Haunted by her mother’s fear and shame, Gail embarks on a quest to uncover her mother’s racial lineage, tracing her family back to eighteenth-century colonial Louisiana. In coming to terms with her decision to publicly out her mother, Gail changed how she looks at race and heritage. With a foreword written by Kenyatta Berry, host of PBS's Genealogy Roadshow, this unique and fascinating story of coming to terms with oneself breaks down barriers.

After a family tragedy orphans her, Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., moves into her grandmother's mostly black community in the 1980s, where she must swallow her grief and confront her identity as a biracial woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white. A first novel. Reprint.

The daughter of a white mother and black father describes the factors that caused her mother to place her in the custody of an African-American family and the impact of her mother's later choice to hide the truth about their relationship.

African American Young Girls and Women in PreK12 Schools and Beyond: Informing Research, Policy, and Practice presents a comprehensive viewpoint on preK-12 schooling for African American females. This volume offers readers compelling evidence of the educational challenges and successes for this student population.