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THE POET X - ELIZABETH ACEVEDO KARTONIERT (TB)

Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature  the Michael L. Printz Award 
and the Pura Belpré 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 This young adult novel  a selection of the
Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List  is an excellent choice for accelerated tween
readers in grades 6 to 8. Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's With the Fire on High and Clap
When You Land!

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