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The Unboxing of a Black Girl

By Angela Shanté
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By Angela Shanté
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A genre-breaking collection about Black girlhood, The Unboxing of a Black Girl employs memory, poetry and prose to examine the way the world raises and upends, encourages and discourages young Black girls. Perfect for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Jacqueline Woodson, Angela Shanté’s debut YA title sets the intimacy of memoir against a larger American stage.

National Book Award Finalist

Written as a collection of vignettes and poetry, The Unboxing of a Black Girl is a creative nonfiction reflection on Black girlhood. The debut YA title, by award-winning author Angela Shanté, is a love letter to Black girls set in New York City and serves as a personal and political critique of how the world raises Black girls.

As Shanté navigates the city through memory, she balances poetry with vignettes that explore the innocence and joy of childhood eroded b...

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