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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, 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. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
134 pages: color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drawn from the words of ... groundbreaking...
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Elizabeth Coleman, who battled segregation, poverty, and gender discrimination in order to become the first licensed African-American female pilot.
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