In this exciting author conversation and Q
&\;A\, Acevedo will provide a short reading from her National Book Awar
d winning and \;New York Times \;bestselling novel-in-ver
se\, \;The Poet X \;serving as the backdrop to this amazi
ng chat!
The Poet X \;is about an Afro-Latina hero
ine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Bat
ista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever sin
ce her body grew into curves\, she has learned to let her fists and her fi
erceness 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 noteboo
k\, 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 c
an never know about.
With Mami&rsquo\;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 sch
ool&rsquo\;s slam poetry club\, she doesn&rsquo\;t know how she could ever
attend without her mami finding out. But she still can&rsquo\;t stop thin
king about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may n
ot want to hear her\, Xiomara refuses to be silent.
A virtual a
uthor talk you don&rsquo\;t want to miss&ndash\;come create out loud with
Elizabeth Acevedo! Register now!
About 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 Carne
gie medal\, the Boston Globe&ndash\;Horn Book Award\, and the Walter Award
. She is also the author of numerous other titles including \;Family L
ore\; \;With the Fire on High\, \;which was name
d a best book of the year by the New York Public Library\, NPR\, Publisher
s Weekly\, and School Library Journal\; and \;Clap When You Land<
/a>\, a Boston Globe&ndash\;Horn Book Honor book and a Kirkus finalist. Ac
evedo has been a fellow of Cave Canem\, Cantomundo\, and a participant in
the Callaloo Writer&rsquo\;s Workshops. She is a National Poetry Slam Cham
pion\, and resides in Washington\, DC with her husband.
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