(2) YA This multigenerational tale of a family seeking freedom begins by introducing Kollie, a Liberian American teen in 2008 Minnesota. Readers are transported to 1926 Liberia to an earlier generation of Kollie's family; then to 1827 Virginia; forward to 1980 Monrovia; and finally to 2018, where Kollie's sister, Angel, ties together the various threads of this sprawling tale. Gibney tackles the complexity of Liberia's history and illuminates how humans end up treating each other cruelly. Reading list, timeline.

Reviewer: Christina L. Dobbs | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2018

(3) YA Sixteen-year-old Alex Kirtridge's white family tells her, "We don't even see color." They seem much more concerned with her future as a baseball star than her identity as an African American. But a new romance and the discovery of letters from her biological father raise questions for Alex. Gibney skillfully explores the topic of transracial adoption and identity in this thought-provoking coming-of-age story.

Reviewer: Lisa Catherine Findlay