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Vance Holmes
The Poet X
By Elizabeth Acevedo
Winner of the 2019 Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in Young Adult Literature is Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X -- published by HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
"The force and intensity behind her words practically pushes them off the page, resulting in a verse novel that is felt as much as it is heard. This is a book from the heart, and for the heart."
— New York Times Book Review
"Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero."
— author, Ibi Zoboi
"Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice."
— author, Justina Ireland
From the publisher:
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to...
