The Poet X Contributor(s): Acevedo, Elizabeth (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1538500221 ISBN-13: 9781538500224 Publisher: HarperCollins
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Novels In Verse - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 14-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 6.7" L (0.17 lbs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Catalog Heading - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Curriculum Strand - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Unabridged | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Golden Kite, Honor Book, Young Adult Fiction, 2019 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 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production, Honor Book, Audiobook, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Description: 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 |
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Contributor Bio(s): Acevedo, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Acevedo is the youngest child and only daughter of Dominican immigrants. She holds a BA in performing arts from George Washington University and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Maryland. With more than fourteen years of performance poetry experience, Acevedo is a National Poetry Slam champion, Cave Canem fellow, CantoMundo fellow, and participant in the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop. She has two collections of poetry: her chapbook Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths and the 2016 Berkshire Prize-winning Medusa Reads La Negra's Palm. The Poet X is her debut novel. She lives with her partner in Washington, DC. |
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