Cover Reveal: When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris

It’s happening! WA friend, Pamela N. Harris, has a book coming out on January 5, 2021, and it’s called When You Look Like Us! We are so, so lucky to be part of this cover reveal! Pam has worked so hard for this, and we couldn’t be more proud of her. Scroll down for more info and the COVER!

Here’s a little about When You Look Like Us:

“A timely, gripping YA debut perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Tiffany D. Jackson, about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where black girls’ disappearances are too often overlooked.

When you look like us—brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades—everyone else thinks you’re trouble. No one takes a second look at a missing black girl from public housing because she must’ve brought whatever happened to her upon herself. I, Jay Murphy, can admit that, for a minute, I thought my sister Nicole got too caught up with her boyfriend–a drug dealer–and his friends. But she’s been gone too long. Nic, where are you?

If I hadn’t hung up on her that night, she would be home spending time with our grandma.

If I was a better brother, she’d be finishing senior year instead of being another name on a missing persons list.

It’s time to step up, to do what the Newport News police department won’t.

Bring her home.”

And here’s a little more about Pam:

Pamela N. Harris was born and somewhat raised in Newport News, VA—also affectionately known as “Bad News.” A former school counselor by day, she received her BA in English and a Master’s in school counseling at Old Dominion University, her MFA in creative writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a PhD in counselor education and supervision at William and Mary. When she isn’t writing, Pam is re-watching Leonardo DiCaprio movies, chasing after her toddler son, and pretending to enjoy exercising. When You Look Like Us is her debut novel. She lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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