The Unboxing of a Black Girl

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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: DBV.B0CDY261C4.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Shanté, Angela
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!
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