Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair

"a stunningly lyrical exploration of a teenager cominginto her power as a young woman." - United By PopA genre-bending YA that weaves together inner-city lifeand a wildly dangerous fairytale universe.Rapunzella is imprisoned in an enchanted forest made of herown Afro and the might of the evil King Charming seems unstoppable.But is it? Can Rapunzella use her power to change thefuture?You're fifteen, you spend your time at school and at Val's hairsalon with Baker, Val's son, who has eyes that are like fallingoff a cliff into space. The salon is a space of safety, but alsoof possibility and dreams... Dreams of hair so rich and alive thatit grow upwards and outwards into a wild landscape, becomes treesand leaves, and houses birds and butterflies and all the secretcreatures that belong in such a forest.Is there a future where such possibility and power is more thanjust a dream?Ella McLeod's debut merges poetry and prose in a stunninglylyrical, heart-piercingly honest exploration of a teenagercoming into her power as a young woman. A bold new voice in YA fiction, Ella McLeod is a spoken wordpoet and actor.Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Dean Atta and Kalynn Bayron.A celebration of Black hair and the power of coming into youridentity.  MORE PRIASE FOR RAPUNZELLA: OR DON'T TOUCH MY HAIRA Guardian BEST BOOKS pick - August 2022"Rapunzella cleverly weaves contemporary urban life with traditionalfairy tale in a story that celebrates Black hair and identity." - JustImagine