Elizabeth Acevedo je autorka, ktorá sa vo svojej tvorbe zameriava na silu hlasu a kultúrnej identity. Jej poézia a próza prenikavo skúmajú skúsenosti dospievajúcich a sprostredkovávajú silné emócie prostredníctvom svižného jazyka. Acevedo využíva svoj talent na oslavu a potvrdzovanie latinskoamerickej kultúry a skúseností. Jej diela sú dynamické a rezonujú s čitateľmi vďaka svojej autenticite a surovej kráse.
From 2019 Carnegie Medal winner Elizabeth Acevedo comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright.'Emoni's story is a gift .
They tell me to "fix" my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do you fix this shipwrecked history of hair? In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance. Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins in a format that will appeal to fans of Mahogany L. Browne's Black Girl Magic or Jason Reynolds's For Everyone, this poem can now be read in a vibrant package, making it the ideal gift, treasure, or inspiration for readers of any age.
This journal is for the dreamers. The poets. The writers who don’t yet know that they are writers, but know that they have plenty to say.Featuring lines from Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X among its lined pages, this full-color, beautifully designed journal is perfect for readers, long-time writers, those trying their hand at poetry, or anyone with a voice all their own. Let Xiomara’s verses spark your own inspiration, as you pour your own thoughts and feelings onto the pages—and write the words you need most.
Xiomara has always kept her words to herself. When it comes to standing her ground in her Harlem neighbourhood, she lets her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But X has secrets - her feelings for a boy in her bio class, and the notebook full of poems that she keeps under her bed. And a slam poetry club that will pull those secrets into the spotlight. Because in spite of a world that might not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to stay silent
The second poignant, powerful and passionate novel in verse from the 2019 Carnegie Medal winning author of The Poet X.
From the National Book Award-winning poet and YA author of The Poet X comes a huge-hearted family saga spanning three generations of women