You&rsquo\;re invited to learn about the p ower of poetry with Elizabeth Acevedo! In this exciting author conversatio n and Q&\;A\, Acevedo will provide a short reading from her National Bo ok Award winning and \;New York Times \;bestselling novel-in-verse \, \;The Poet X \;serving as the backdrop to this amazing chat!
\nThe Poet X \;is 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 c urves\, 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 frustrat ion and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook\, reciting the words to herself like prayers&mdash\;especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman\, who her family can never know about.
\nWith Mami&rsquo\;s determination to force her daughter to obey the l aws of the church\, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school&rsquo\;s slam poetry c lub\, she doesn&rsquo\;t know how she could ever attend without her mami f inding out. But she still can&rsquo\;t stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her\, Xiom ara refuses to be silent.
\nA virtual author talk you don&rsquo\;t w ant to miss&ndash\;come create out loud with Elizabeth Acevedo! Register n ow!
\nAbout the Author: \;Elizabeth Acevedo is the New York Times-bestselling author of \;The Poet X\, which won the National Book Award for Young People&rsquo\;s Literature\, the Michael L. Printz Award\, the Pura Belpré\; Award\, the Carnegie medal\, the Bo ston Globe&ndash\;Horn Book Award\, and the Walter Award. She is also the author of numerous other titles including \;Family Lore\; \;With t he Fire on High\, \;which was named a best book of the year by the New York Public Library\, NPR\, Publishers Weekly\, and School Library Journa l\; and \;Clap When You Land\, a Boston Globe&ndash\;Horn Book Honor b ook and a Kirkus finalist. Acevedo has been a fellow of Cave Canem\, Canto mundo\, and a participant in the Callaloo Writer&rsquo\;s Workshops. She i s a National Poetry Slam Champion\, and resides in Washington\, DC with he r husband.
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