Being Amani

Annabelle Steele

From Shelf: 2022 Young Adult longlist

Amani wants to focus on her new life, her best friends and the boy she's been crushing on but everything is falling apart and Amani finds herself looking for happiness in all the wrong places. Can Amani confront the ghosts of her pasts so she can become the girl she's always wanted to be? Shortlisted for The Diverse Book Awards 2022.

It's been over a year since that night and Amani hopes that starting all over again will help her move on from the past. So, when she moves to a new city, Amani wants to focus on her new life, her best friends and the boy she's been crushing on but everything is falling apart and Amani finds herself looking for happiness in all the wrong places. Can Amani confront the ghosts of her pasts so she can become the girl she's always wanted to be?A perfect reflection of Black girls smiling through their pain *Contains sensitive issues that some may find triggering.Shortlisted for The Diverse Book Awards 2022.