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The Poet x: Elizabeth Acevedo (paperback) National Book Award Winner - $8 (Midtown)
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Synopsis:
Fifteen-year-old Xiomara “Xio” Batista, a Dominican-American teen growing up in Harlem, navigates life overshadowed by her devout Catholic upbringing and the constant scrutiny of her body and identity. Feeling unseen and silenced, she channels her frustrations into a leather notebook—its poems her resolute voice. When she's invited to join the school’s slam poetry club, Xiomara begins to transform her private words into public truth, forging connection, resistance, and even romantic awakening through her relationship with Aman. However, her mother’s discovery of Xiomara’s poems leads to a dramatic confrontation: Mami burns the notebook in an attempt to erase her daughter’s words, only to witness Xiomara recite them aloud, choosing her voice over silence. That moment marks Xiomara’s fierce declaration of self—and the start of her journey towards owning her full identity.
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