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The Poet X
Contributor(s): Acevedo, Elizabeth (Author)

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ISBN: 0062662805     ISBN-13: 9780062662804
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Novels In Verse
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 13-UP
Grade Level: 8-UP
Lexile Measure: 800 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.7" W x 8.2" L (0.95 lbs) 368 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
- Catalog Heading - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary
- Curriculum Strand - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: Golden Kite, Honor Book, Young Adult Fiction, 2019
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Winner, Fiction or Poetry, 0000
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Winner, Fiction or Poetry, 2018
National Book Awards, Winner, Young People's Lit., 2018
Michael L. Printz Award, Winner, Young Adult, 2019
Pura Belpre Award, Winner, Author, 2019
Review Citations: Booklist 11/01/2017 pg. 66
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2018 pg. 102
Publishers Weekly 01/22/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2018
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2018 pg. 76
School Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 111
Shelf Awareness 11/26/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 195165
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpr Award

Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth.

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.

But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers--especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about.

With Mami's determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she doesn't know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can't stop thinking about performing her poems.

Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent.

"Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice." --Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation

"An incredibly potent debut." --Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost

"Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero." --Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street


Contributor Bio(s): Acevedo, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Acevedo is the author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. She is a National Poetry Slam champion and holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Maryland. Acevedo lives with her partner in Washington, DC. You can find out more about her at www.acevedowrites.com.
 
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