| Description |
348 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo, about Afro-Latina Xiomara Batista who turns to journalling poetry. |
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Xiomara Batista se siente ignorada e incapaz de ocultarse en Harlem. Desde que su cuerpo se volvió curvilíneo, aprendió a dejar que sus puños y su fiereza hablaran por ella. Pero X tiene mucho para decir, por eso descarga su frustración en las páginas de un cuaderno y recita las palabras para sí misma como si fueran plegarias, especialmente después de verse invadida por fuertes sentimientos hacia un chico de la clase de biología. Ante la determinacín de mami de forzarla a obedecer las leyes de la Iglesia, Xiomara comprende que es mejor guardarse sus pensamientos. Cuando la invitan a unirse al club de poesía slam de su escuela, sabe que no podrá asistir a menos que logre sortear las reglas de mami y mucho menos decir sus palabras en voz alta. Pero aún así no puede dejar de pensar en interpretar sus poemas frente a un público. En alzar su voz. Porque, a pesar de que el mundo no quiere escucharla, Xiomara se niega a permanecer en silencio. |
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Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours her frustration onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers - especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class. With Mami's determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. When she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she knows that she could never get around Mami's rules to attend, much less speak her words out loud. But still, she can't stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in spite of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent. -- From book jacket. |
| Awards |
ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019 |
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Amelia Bloomer Top Ten, 2019 |
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Américas Award, 2019 |
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Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Award, 2018 |
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Chicago Public Library Best Teen Fiction, 2018 |
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CILIP Carnegie Medal Nominee, 2019 |
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CSMCL Best Books, 2018 |
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Horn Book Fanfare List, 2018 |
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Kirkus Prize Finalist for Young Readers' Literature, 2018 |
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Lambda Literary Award Nominee for LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult, 2019 |
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Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Nominee, 2020 |
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Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature Winner, 2018 |
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Michael L. Printz Award, 2019 |
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National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature, 2018 |
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New York Public Library Best Books for Teens, 2018 |
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New York Public Library Best Books for Teens: Top Ten, 2018 |
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New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books: Young Adult, 2018 |
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NPR Best Books, 2018 |
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Publisher's Weekly Best Young Adult Book, 2018 |
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Pura Belpré Author Award, 2019 |
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School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018 |
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Walter Award, Teen Category, 2019 |
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Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Older Fiction Shortlist, 2019 |
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YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2019 |
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YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2019 |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader UG 5.2 5.0. |
| Subject |
Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction.
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Dominican Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
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High school students -- Juvenile fiction.
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Poets -- Juvenile fiction.
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Poetry slams -- Juvenile fiction.
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Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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Adolescence -- Juvenile fiction.
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Self-esteem -- Juvenile fiction.
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Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Jóvenes (Mujeres) -- Novela.
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Dominicano-americanos -- Novela juvenil.
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Estudiantes -- Novela juvenil.
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Poetas -- Novela juvenil.
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Escuelas -- Novela juvenil.
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Adolescencia -- Novela juvenil.
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Amor a sí mismo (Psicología) -- Novela.
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Relaciones humanas -- Novela.
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration.
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Adolescence. (OCoLC)fst00796984
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Dominican Americans. (OCoLC)fst00896753
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High school students. (OCoLC)fst00956174
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Interpersonal relations. (OCoLC)fst00977397
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Poetry slams. (OCoLC)fst01200336
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Poets. (OCoLC)fst01067778
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Schools. (OCoLC)fst01107958
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Self-esteem. (OCoLC)fst01111662
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Teenage girls. (OCoLC)fst01145412
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New York (State) -- New York -- Harlem.
(OCoLC)fst01312318
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Relaciones interpersonales -- Novela juvenil.
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction.
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Novels in verse.
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Novels in verse. (OCoLC)fst01921724
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Young adult works. (OCoLC)fst01726790
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Novels in verse.
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| Added Author |
Poch, Silvina, translator.
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| ISBN |
9788492918645 |
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8492918640 |
