The Poet XXiomara 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 all her frustration and passion 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 named Aman, who her family can never

It affects and connects us all

they'll learn how to identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their own lives

and sees mountain-moving results

very white hometown

mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place

Brief Description: "Hip-hop and feminism combine in this empowering guide with attitude

empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals

Adapted from the award-winning

Starr's best friend at school suggests he may have had it coming

with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree

Founded in 2006 and co-organized by the author

and runs with the speedy jaguar