YA fiction
Each of the eighteen high school student narrators of Nikki Grimes' has secrets and anxieties.
Chankara has a sister involved in an abusive relationship. She's determined not to follow in her footsteps.
Diandra disappoints her father by not being a boy and not being a ball player.
Devon, an avid reader, is tired of being stereotyped as a dumb jock.
Gloria is struggling to balance school with single parenting her baby boy.
At first they're all in their own groups and spaces. But something magical happens when their English teacher starts giving them time to share original poems.
Read the book and experience the magic!
On a purrrsonal note, well the operation to remove my kidney stone has been postponed again. The third time. Now we're looking at February. If they go through with it I'll have carried Rocky around at least the length of a full term pregnancy. But that is no secret. If I'm grouchy or lethargic or moving slowly at work it helps that people realize that it's not them; it's my not feeling great. (Jules)
Another postponement! (Tobago)
A great big shout goes out to our friends for understanding.
Tobago and Jules Hathaway
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