Forever Is Now

SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD WINNER ? A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-inducing world, from the author of For Black Girls Like Me and In the Key of Us.

About the author

Mariama J. Lockington is an adoptee, author, and educator. She has been telling stories and making her own books since the second grade, when she wore shortalls and flower leggings every day to school. Mariama's middle grade debut, For Black Girls Like Me, earned five starred reviews and was a Today Show Best Kids' Book of the Year. Her sophomore middle grade novel, In the Key of Us, is a Stonewall Honor Book and was featured in the New York Times. Her young adult debut, Forever Is Now, won the Schneider Family Book Award. Mariama calls many places home but currently lives in Kentucky with her wife, her sausage dog Walter, and an abundance of plants.

Product details

• Authors: Mariama J Lockington, Mariama J. Lockington
• Publisher: Macmillan USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781250806826
• ISBN: 978-1-250-80682-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books