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The poet X, a novel by Elizabeth Acevedo

Label
The poet X, a novel by Elizabeth Acevedo
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
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Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
The poet X
Music parts
not applicable
Oclc number
1022951291
Responsibility statement
a novel by Elizabeth Acevedo
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 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
Target audience
adolescent
Transposition and arrangement
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