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The Poet X can be the winner from the Country wide Publication Award for Young People’s Books, the Michael L. Printz Prize, and the Pura Belpré Honor.

Supporters of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds can fall hard for this astonishing NY Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who have tells her about The Poet X tale with blazing phrases and powerful truth.

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem community. Ever since her body grew into curves, she’s learned to let her fists and her fierceness perform the talking.

But Xiomara has a lot she really wants to express, and she pours all her frustration and interest onto the webpages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers-especially after she catches feelings for a youngster in her bio course named Aman, who her family members can never find out about.

With Mami’s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws and regulations from the church, Xiomara realizes that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry membership, she doesn’t understand how she could ever attend without her mami learning. But she still can’t end thinking about executing her poems.

Because when confronted with a global that may not want to listen to her, Xiomara refuses to be silent.

“Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and tone of voice.” -Justina Ireland, writer of Dread Nation

“A remarkably potent debut.” -Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost

“Acevedo provides amplified the voices of ladies en un barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero.” -Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street