Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard

A William C. Morris Award Finalist

"Brown has written a guidebook of survival and wonder."--The New York Times

"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

Author: Echo Brown
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 01/11/2022
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781250763549
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 510112 / Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard


Award: William C. Morris YA Debut Award - Finalist

About the Author
Echo Brown is an African-American writer, performer, and playwright from rural Ohio. A Dartmouth alumna and the first female college graduate in her family, she is currently based in Northern California. Echo is best known for her one-woman show Black Virgins Are Not For Hipsters. Black Girl Unlimited marks her debut.