{"product_id":"the-poet-x-9780062662804","title":"The Poet X","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXiomara 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Mami'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 school's slam poetry club, she doesn't know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can't stop thinking about performing her poems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice.\" --Justina Ireland, author of \u003cem\u003eDread Nation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An incredibly potent debut.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist \u003cem\u003eGhost\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIbi Zoboi, author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Acevedo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quill Tree Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062662804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e195165 \/ Poet X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2019 Michael L. Printz Award Winner - Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2019 Pura Belpre Award Winner - Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 0000 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Winner - Fiction or Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Winner - Fiction or Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2018 National Book Awards Winner - Young People's Lit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2019 Golden Kite Honor Book - Young Adult Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2018 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44147029442605,"sku":"9780062662804","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_653f33f4-10b3-41ff-8366-3b350cba27e4.jpg?v=1757181349","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-poet-x-9780062662804","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}