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The Unboxing of a Black Girl

by Angela Shanté
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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 by adultification. Through this book, she illuminates the places where Black girls are nurtured or exploited in stories and poems about personal and political boxes, love, loss, and sexual assault. Many entries are also studded with cultural footnotes designed to further understanding.

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Publisher: Page Street Publishing
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 7, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9798890039712
  • Release date: May 7, 2024

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9798890039712
  • File size: 2914 KB
  • Release date: May 7, 2024
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Kindle Book
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subjects

Poetry Young Adult Fiction

Languages

English

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 by adultification. Through this book, she illuminates the places where Black girls are nurtured or exploited in stories and poems about personal and political boxes, love, loss, and sexual assault. Many entries are also studded with cultural footnotes designed to further understanding.

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Poetry Young Adult Fiction