The Princess in Black may know how to handle all kinds of monsters

and extraordinary power

and soon meets a new friend

A mad young coach gathers soccer players from across the country to compete in a series of bizarre challenges in a high-tech colosseum he calls Blue Lock

The Unboxing of a Black Girl Sara Alfageeh The Princess in Black mayNational 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