Bøger af Angela Shante

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.

This is the sequel/follow-up to 2020’s bestselling The Noisy Classroom, which was a 2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Silver Medalist; Finalist in the 2020 American Fiction Awards for Children’s Fiction; Winner of the 2020 American Fiction Awards for Best Cover Design, Children’s Books; and a Finalist in the Children’s Book Council’s Kids Book Choice Awards for Best Illustrated Character.Author Angela Shanté has built her profile since releasing The Noisy Classroom with the release of 2021’s When My Cousins Come to Town, which made the New York Public Library’s Best Books for Kids list; she has ~1.5k followers on Instagram and has started her own publishing house, Sunday Dinner Publishing, “highlighting inclusive writing which brings everyone to the table.”Angela Shanté taught in a classroom for 10 years, and wanted to continue to highlight the nontraditional classroom in a positive and inspiring way: “This classroom was much like my classroom. I believed in having fun, playing games, moving around, dancing, and enjoying the education experience [for the students and myself]. I think my classroom was dubbed ‘The Noisy Classroom’ because of it. I’ve found students can work, they can learn, they can be successful… and they can do so in a nontraditional way.”Excellent diversity pick, full of humor and positive SEL character traits.Book guide will be available and targeted for both educators and parents.Lexile 640L

Second book for this talented, connected and enthusiastic author whose first book was covered by extensively by culture media like Sheen. We plan to publish another book with her. Booklist said this about her first book, The Noisy Classroom: ¿An encouraging story about braving new experiences.¿ and it was positively reviewed in Kirkus. Insider peek into ¿cousin culture¿ and its importance for Black children and families. Author has done several interviews about this subject. Author recently wrote article for Knowledge Quest, a highly respected librarian magazine. Author has excellent platform and is working with respected publicist, Dawn Michelle Hardy, to grow her brand. Vibrant art brings the story to life. Excellent diversity pick full of humor and positive SEL character traits. From the author: "A big theme in my head is how we carve out an identity for ourselves growing up and all that goes into it (believing in yourself, recognizing your strengths as an individual apart from other people, etc.). Ultimately I'm hoping it reinforces the notion that being true to yourself is best. On the familial side of things - it's a book unique to Black families because Cousin Culture is such a big part of growing up Black (sometimes cousins aren't always blood-cousins; it's more about community)." Book guide will be available. Synopsis: Main character eagerly awaits her summer visits with her cousins. This year, she¿s determined to earn a nickname. Lexile 660L; F&P Text Level O

Talented debut author's goal is to help with student fears associated with transition in school.The author taught children for ten years and wanted to highlight the nontraditional classroom in a positive and inspiring way. "This classroom was much like my classroom" she says. "I believed in having fun, playing games, moving around, dancing, and enjoying the education experience [for the students and myself]. I think my classroom was dubbed 'The Noisy Classroom' because of it. I've found students can work, they can learn, they can be successful... and they can do so in a nontraditional way."Vibrant art by debut illustrator brings the story to life.Excellent diversity pick full of humor and positive SEL character traits.Book guide will be available.Lexile: 650L. Fountas and Pinnell Level: N.