Angela Shanté

Angela was a Finalist for a 2024 National Book Award

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Angela Shanté is a 1-Time AALBC.com Bestselling Author

Biography of Angela Shanté

Angela Shanté is a writer and author of children’s books, including The Noisy Classroom, which was a finalist for the 2020 American Fiction Awards for Children’s Fiction and a silver medalist for the 2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards for Ages 6-8, and When My Cousins Come to Town, which was a silver medalist for the 2022 Irma Black Award and was on NYPL’s Best Books for Kids 2021. She is the co-founder of Sunday Dinner Publishing, an indie publishing company, and an advocate for DEI in publishing. As a former teacher, she is now a consultant for educational organizations and schools. Angela lives in Los Angeles, California.

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5 Books by Angela Shanté