The poet X / a novel by Elizabeth Acevedo.
2018
PS3601.C475 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
The poet X / a novel by Elizabeth Acevedo.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780062662804 (hardcover)
0062662805 (hardcover)
0062662805 (hardcover)
Published
New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Language
English
Description
361 pages ; 22 cm
Call Number
PS3601.C475 2018
Summary
"Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. 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. Mami is determined to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, and Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. When she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she can't stop thinking about performing her poems"--Dust jacket.
Awards
Boston Globe/Horn Award, 2018.
National Book Award, 2018.
Pura Belpré Author Award, 2019.
Michael Printz Award, 2019.
National Book Award, 2018.
Pura Belpré Author Award, 2019.
Michael Printz Award, 2019.
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