The Unboxing of a Black Girl Navied Mahdavian And though Rain isn’t convinced

And though Rain isn’t convinced Ghost is guilty

or messy clean-up

she's been running from her problems all her life

Just a quick light

The Unboxing of a Black Girl Navied Mahdavian And though Rain isn’t convincedNational 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