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Ruby is a most believable and authentic protagonist, which is no surprise as Bird-Wilson is transracially adopted and is of Cree-Métis descent.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

Lisa Bird-Wilson’s debut novel, “Probably Ruby,” offers myriad perspectives in a multigenerational narrative about a transracially adopted Indigenous child.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

At first Kim Felder, a California family recruiter for adoptions with one biological child, encountered what she perceived as resistance from her parents to her intention to adopt transracially.

From Time Magazine Archive