The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
This is one of the top ten picks on this year's list, and it is well deserved. It is told in verse, so it is a quicker read than most, but it has a lot to say.
Xiomara is about to be a sophomore in high school. She's a twin. She lives in Harlem. Her mother wanted to be a nun before she met the twins' father, and their father got around, if you know what I mean. Xiomara feels like she doesn't live up to their expectations, and she writes poetry to deal with her feelings.
Even her poetry seems to get her into trouble with her mother though, and it costs X seemingly everything.
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