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-verse\, \;The Poet X \;serving as the backdrop to this amazing chat!
\nT he Poet X \;is about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with b lazing 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 X iomara 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 hers elf like prayers&mdash\;especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman\, who her family can never know about.
\nW ith Mami&rsquo\;s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church\, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to hersel f. So when she is invited to join her school&rsquo\;s slam poetry club\, s he doesn&rsquo\;t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding 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\, Xiomara ref uses to be silent.
\nA virtual author talk you don&rsquo\;t want to miss&ndash\;come create out loud with Elizabeth Acevedo! Register now!
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