Winner of the National Book Award for Young Peopleâ€™s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, andÂ the Pura BelprÃ© Award!Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg

The Poet X

Winner of the National Book Award for Young Peopleâ€™s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, andÂ the Pura BelprÃ© Award!Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishingÂ New York Times-bestsellingÂ 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 prayersâ€”especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. With Mamiâ€™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 schoolâ€™s slam poetry club, she doesnâ€™t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still canâ€™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.â€œCrackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice.â€ â€”Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nationâ€œAn incredibly potent debut.â€ â€”Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghostâ€œAcevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero.â€ â€”Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street
Country USA
Brand Quill Tree Books
Manufacturer Quill Tree Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2020-04-07
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9780062662828

Country	USA
Brand	Quill Tree Books
Manufacturer	Quill Tree Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2020-04-07
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9780062662828

The Poet X

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