The Unboxing of a Black Girl

Finalist, 2024 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist, 2025 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award The Children's Book Review, Best Kids Nonfiction Books of 2024 The Chicago Public Library's Best Books of 2024, Teens Nonfiction School Library Journal (SLJ), Best Poetry Books of 2024 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.
ASIN: B0CDY261C4
VSKU: BVV.B0CDY261C4.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Shanté, Angela
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: Former library book with the usual stamps, stickers and labels. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.