{"product_id":"rapunzella-or-dont-touch-my-hair-paperback","title":"Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElla McLeod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRapunzella\u003c\/i\u003e is a genre-bending novel that weaves together a young girl's ordinary life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand a wildly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edangerous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e fairytale universe, celebrating Black hair and the power of coming into your identity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Recasting classic fairy tales in the context of Blackness, the marvelous novel \u003ci\u003eRapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates Black women's solidarity and the magic that's innate in Black girls. . . . A love letter to Black women.\" \u003ci\u003eForeword, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZella is imprisoned in an enchanted forest made of her own Afro, and the might of the evil King Charming seems unstoppable. But is it? Can she use her power to change the future? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou're fifteen. You spend your time at school and at Val's hair salon with Baker, Val's son, who has eyes that are like falling off a cliff into space. The salon is a space of safety, but also of possibility and dreams. When you dream, you visit an enchanted forest full of friends and wonder. You dream of witches and magic, of hair so rich and alive that it grow upwards and outwards into a wild landscape, becomes trees and leaves, and houses birds and butterflies and all the secret creatures that belong in such a forest. But when you wake, your memories vanish, and you are just you, trying to navigate relationships and learning who you will grow up to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs there a future where your dreams are more than just dreams? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElla McLeod's debut merges poetry and prose in a stunningly lyrical, heart-piercingly honest exploration of a teenager coming into her power as a young woman.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElla McLeod is a writer, poet, and podcaster, who lives in South London with her fiancé and cat. She also co-hosts \u003ci\u003eComfort Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e on the Maximum Fun Network. Ella loves Shakespeare, the Harlem Renaissance, mythology, and ramen, and firmly believes in the radical power of dreaming. This is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752861106464,"sku":"9781499816334","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e1b111ab3f245c883979206f575146e3.webp?v=1780006122","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rapunzella-or-dont-touch-my-hair-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}