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About the Author

Award-winning author of Forever Is Now, Mariama J. Lockington has over thirteen years of experience working as a K-12 educator in the nonprofit sector and currently works for the University of Kentucky’s College of Education. Edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung, When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology contains tales from fifteen bestselling, acclaimed, and emerging adoptee authors, including Lockington, who genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of adoptee experiences.

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