is fresh out of the hospital and trying unsuccessfully to reintegrate back into her old life

for fear that telling kids the truth might encourage them to experiment too

Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs

and soon meets a new friend

and extraordinary power

The Unboxing of a Black Girl Sara Alfageeh is fresh out of theNational 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 Shant, 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 Shant navigates the city through memory, she balances poetry with vignettes that explore the