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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she …
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Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she …
"Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She's used …
All it takes for an anywhere farm is one farmer, plus soil and sunshine, some water, and a seed.
This one-of-a-kind book explores the life and art of Keith Haring from his childhood through his meteoric rise to fame. …
Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns …
Born in 1954, Cleve Jones was among the last generation of gay Americans who grew up wondering if there were …
Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for …
After safeguarding her heart in a bottle hung around her neck, a girl finds the bottle growing heavier and her …
Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit …
Little Billy enters the Forest of Sin and meets the Minpins, matchstick-sized people who live in tree cities besieged by …
In seeking the answer to the riddle of the three stars on his forehead and the three stars on the …