Black Girl Unlimited
“Brown settles into a mode that is closer to spoken word than to drama. The story’s magic comes more from the natural lilts and lifts in the flow of her words than from any kind of vocal acrobatics or accent work.”
Paste magazine (audio review)
New York Times Pick of New and Noteworthy Audiobooks
A Paste Magazine Pick of Best Audiobooks of the Month
Among shortlisted titles for YALSA William C. Morris - finalist, 2021
Among longlisted titles for School Library Best Books of the Year, 2020
Among longlisted titles for School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 2020
Among shortlisted titles for YALSA William C. Morris - finalist, 2021
Among longlisted titles for School Library Best Books of the Year, 2020
Among longlisted titles for School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 2020
This program is read by the author
"Just brilliant."—Kirkus Reviews
Heavily autobiographical and infused with magical realism, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism—all through the arc of a transcendent coming-of-age story for fans of Renee Watson's Piecing Me Together and Ibi Zoboi's American Street.
Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is magic...everywhere. New portals begin to open when Echo transfers to the rich school on the West Side, and an insightful teacher becomes a pivotal mentor.
Each day, Echo travels between two worlds, leaving her brothers, her friends, and a piece of herself behind on the East Side. There are dangers to leaving behind the place that made you. Echo soon realizes there is pain flowing through everyone around her, and a black veil of depression threatens to undo everything she’s worked for.
Christy Ottaviano Books
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
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