The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo
Material type: TextPublication details: HarperCollins 2018Description: 1 online resource (368 pages)ISBN:- 9780062662804
- 0062662805
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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
Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing #ownvoices 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...
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