The Poet X
Xiomara Batista, a Dominican teen who feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. So when she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she doesn't know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can't stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent. Winner of the 2019 Walter Award, Printz Award, and Pura Belpré Author Award.
Language: Spanish vocabulary featured
Culture/Community: Dominican / Dominican American
Heritage & History: Caribbean Heritage and History, Hispanic Heritage and History
Book Awards: Américas Award & Honor Books, National Book Award & Finalists, Pura Belpré Award & Honor Books, Walter Award & Honor Books
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: Love and Romance, Nature and the Outdoors, Strong Girls and Women, Writing & Journals, Bicultural Kids, Coming of Age, Family and Friends, Identity, Immigration, School, Grief and Death, Race, Racism, and Prejudice
Format: Novel, Novel in Verse
Audiobook: No
Age Level: Young Adult
Publisher: HarperTeen