The poet X, a novel, by Elizabeth Acevedo
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- Schools -- Fiction
- Twins -- Fiction
- Faith -- Fiction
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- Poetry slams -- Fiction
- Printz Award winner
- Novels in verse
- Dominican Americans -- Fiction
- Siblings -- Fiction
- Poets -- Fiction
- High school students -- Fiction
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Adolescence -- Fiction
- Self-esteem -- Fiction
- Teenage girls -- Fiction
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The poet X, a novel, by Elizabeth Acevedo
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
Main title
The poet X
Oclc number
989963667
Responsibility statement
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Sub title
a novel
Summary
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 talkingHarlem. 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
Target audience
adolescent
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