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ISBN
9780062662804

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062662805
ISBN-13
9780062662804
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239979268

Product Key Features

Book Title
Poet X
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, Novels in Verse, Coming of Age, Social Themes / Friendship, Girls & Women, Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
Genre
Young Adult Fiction
Author
Elizabeth Acevedo
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
2022-513170
Reviews
"The force and intensity behind her words practically pushes them off the page, resulting in a verse novel that is felt as much as it is heard. This is a book from the heart, and for the heart." -- New York Times Book Review "A story that will slam the power of poetry and love back into your heart." -- Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak and Chains "Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice. Every poem in this stunningly addictive and deliciously rhythmic verse novel begs to be read aloud. Xiomara is a protagonist who readers will cheer for at every turn. As X might say, Acevedo's got bars. Don't pass this one by." -- Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation "In The Poet X, Acevedo skillfully sculpts powerful, self-contained poems into a masterpiece of a story, and has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero." -- Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street "Though vivid with detail about family, love, and culture, The Poet X is more of an exploration of when the poet becomes the poem... Acevedo delivers an incredibly potent debut." -- Jason Reynolds, author of National Book Award Finalist Ghost "A glorious achievement. This is a story about what it means to be a writer and how to survive when it feels like the whole world's turned against you." -- Daniel José Older, author of the Shadowshaper Cypher series "A powerful, heartwarming tale of a girl not afraid to reach out and figure out her place in the world." -- Booklist "Themes as diverse as growing up first-generation American, Latinx culture, sizeism, music, burgeoning sexuality, and the power of the written and spoken word are all explored with nuance. Poignant and real, beautiful and intense." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Debut novelist Acevedo's free verse gives Xiomara's coming-of-age story an undeniable pull, its emotionally charged bluntness reflecting her determination and strength. At its heart, this is a complex and sometimes painful exploration of love in its many forms, with Xiomara's growing love for herself reigning supreme." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "In nearly every poem, there is at least one universal truth about adolescence, family, gender, race, religion, or sexuality that will have readers either nodding in grateful acknowledgment or blinking away tears." -- Horn Book (starred review) "The Poet X is beautiful and true--a splendid debut." -- Shelf Awareness (starred review) "Acevedo plays with language, form, and space in a way that commands attention, pulling readers from one emotional extreme to the next without pause or remorse... Readers will applaud Xiomara as she journeys from a place of cautious defensiveness to being confident in the power of her voice." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Acevedo's poetry is skillfully and gorgeously crafted, each verse can be savored on its own, but together they create a portrait of a young poet sure to resonate with readers long after the book's end." -- School Library Journal (starred review) "The Poet X is beautiful and true--a splendid debut." -- School Library Journal (starred review), Acevedo's poetry is skillfully and gorgeously crafted, each verse can be savored on its own, but together they create a portrait of a young poet sure to resonate with readers long after the book's end., A powerful, heartwarming tale of a girl not afraid to reach out and figure out her place in the world., Acevedo plays with language, form, and space in a way that commands attention, pulling readers from one emotional extreme to the next without pause or remorse... Readers will applaud Xiomara as she journeys from a place of cautious defensiveness to being confident in the power of her voice., The force and intensity behind her words practically pushes them off the page, resulting in a verse novel that is felt as much as it is heard. This is a book from the heart, and for the heart.
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Eighth Grade
Dewey Decimal
813/.6 [Fic]
Synopsis
Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpr 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, A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother's religion and her own relationship to the world in this debut novel by renowned slam poet Acevedo., 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
LC Classification Number
PZ7.5.A35Po 2018

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  • by kikalb-oxs4pe
    10 Oct, 2018

    Beautifully told through prose

    Acevedo has a hit on her hands with this gorgeous book about “X” our main character, and her trying to find herself and her own voice in highschool. Making that harder tha it needs to be is her very devout mother who has her own plans for her. It’s beautiful, heartbreaking, wonderful. This book does contain abuse though verse short and not to graphic. Great for pre teens to adults.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: j.thompson

  • by sambiddick
    04 Jan, 2024

    book that i got for someone else and i can never truly know if they're lying

    I dont know anything about this book. it was in my girlfriend's 'want to read' section on goodreads so i got it for her for christmas. she likes it so i am giving it a good review but she might just be trying to not hurt my feelings about the gift.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: sk1drowbooks

  • by doug-clau
    22 Dec, 2020

    good read

    great book

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: dunkin_bookstore

  • by ash3164.7mq7urmxb
    28 Jun, 2019

    The Poet X

    Excellent packaging and at a great price! Thank you so much!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: greentaka

  • by schwin6475
    16 Apr, 2020

    Fab writing!

    GREAT BOOK! High school and up.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: stebr-7589

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