Author (Previously At Macmillan)
Current"Echo Brown has written a novel for young readers, mining her experiences of racism, poverty, and depression to create an inspiring tale of a young wizard." ―NYTIMES--------------Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard is Echo Brown's first book and will be released through Macmillan January 14, 2020. Available for pre-order now! https://tinyurl.com/w2ov3rnHeavily 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.