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Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
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Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
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Description
"Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, [poet] Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night--and discovered the magic and impact of writing ... In this ... memoir [in verse] that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki...
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