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A Light in the Attic
Shel Silverstein
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Last night while I lay thinking here Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear And pranced and partied all night long And sang their same old Whatif song:Whatif I flunk that test?Whatif green hair grows on my chest?Whatif nobody likes me?Whatif a bol |
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Ain't Burned All the Bright
Jason Reynolds - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jason Reynolds and his best bud, Jason Griffin had a mind-meld. And they decided to tackle it, in one fell swoop, in about ten sentences, and 300 pages of art, this piece, this contemplation-manifesto-fierce-vulnerable-gorgeous-terrifying-WhatIsWrongWithHumans-hope-filled-hopeful-searing-Eye-Poppingly-Illustrated-tender-heartbreaking-how-The-HECK-did-They-Come-UP-with-This... |
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I Shall Not Be Moved
Maya Angelou
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In her first book of poetry since Why Don't You Sing? Maya Angelou, bestselling author of the classic autobiography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, writes with lyric, passionate intensity that reaches out to touch the heart and mind. This memorable collection of poems exhi |
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They Call Me Gero: A Border Kid's Poems
David Bowles - Cinco Puntos Press
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Gero is Mexican American, at home with Spanish or English and on both sides of the river. He's starting 7th grade with a woke English teacher who knows how to make poetry cool. In Spanish, "Gero" is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo. But make... |
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How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
Tony Keith Jr. - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry.... |
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Woman Without Shame: Poems
Sandra Cisneros - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A brave new collection of poems from Sandra Cisneros, the best-selling author of The House on Mango Street.It has been twenty-eight years since Sandra Cisneros published a book of poetry. With dozens of never-before-seen poems, Woman Without Shame is a moving collection of songs, elegies,... |
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Catch Your Breath: Writing Poignant Poetry
Laura Purdie Salas - Capstone Press
Format: Print book
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Inform and engage young writers with this contemporary, creative breakdown of poetry essentials. Clear, concise text introduces and defines key skills while aligning closely to Common Core State Standards. Fun and inspiring writing prompts launch new skills into practice, while author bios... |
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Abuela, Don't Forget Me
REX OGLE - Norton Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy.In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse,... |
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She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey Through Poems
Caroline Kennedy - Voice; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In She Walks in Beauty, Caroline Kennedy has once again marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay a very personal tribute to the human experience, this time to the complex and fascinating subject of womanhood. Inspired by her own reflections on more than fifty years of life as a young... |
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