Bibliograph

The poet X, a novel, by Elizabeth Acevedo

Type

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The poet X, a novel, by Elizabeth Acevedo

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The poet X

Responsibility statement

by Elizabeth Acevedo

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Harlem. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. 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. Mami is determined to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, and Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. When she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she can't stop thinking about performing her poems

Target audience

adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Poet ex

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