About this item
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.
About the Author
Angela Shante? Johnson is an Award-winning author, poet, writer, editor, and educator with a Masters in Elementary Education and an MFA in Creative Writing. She grew up in New York City where she first fell in love with words and storytelling. In her own classroom she believes in having fun, hands-on activities, inquiry/project-based learning, student-lead lessons, and enjoying the educational experience; for her students and herself. Angela always knew two things: (1) she loved teaching students to read and write, and (2) she wanted to write stories that children would love to read and would inspire them to write. In addition to her writing, Angela is an education content writer/editor and curriculum consultant in the subjects of Social Studies and Literacy. She currently lives in southern California where she consults for several educational companies. Angela has worked in public and private school settings and is versed in Common Core, as well as district-specific standards. You can find a long list of products she's consulted for/written on her website.
