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Title details for Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes - Available

Bronx Masquerade

by Nikki Grimes
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This award-winning novel is a powerful exploration of self, an homage to spoken-word poetry, and an intriguing look into the life of eighteen teens.
When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they're having weekly poetry sessions and, one by one, the eighteen students are opening up and taking on the risky challenge of self-revelation. There's Lupe Alvarin, desperate to have a baby so she will feel loved. Raynard Patterson, hiding a secret behind his silence. Porscha Johnson, needing an outlet for her anger after her mother OD's. Through the poetry they share and narratives in which they reveal their most intimate thoughts about themselves and one another, their words and lives show what lies beneath the skin, behind the eyes, beyond the masquerade.
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Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Awards:

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781440672811
  • Release date: February 19, 2009

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781440672811
  • Release date: February 19, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781440672811
  • File size: 2010 KB
  • Release date: February 19, 2009
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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

subjects

African American Fiction Poetry Young Adult Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.5
Lexile® Measure:670
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:3

This award-winning novel is a powerful exploration of self, an homage to spoken-word poetry, and an intriguing look into the life of eighteen teens.
When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they're having weekly poetry sessions and, one by one, the eighteen students are opening up and taking on the risky challenge of self-revelation. There's Lupe Alvarin, desperate to have a baby so she will feel loved. Raynard Patterson, hiding a secret behind his silence. Porscha Johnson, needing an outlet for her anger after her mother OD's. Through the poetry they share and narratives in which they reveal their most intimate thoughts about themselves and one another, their words and lives show what lies beneath the skin, behind the eyes, beyond the masquerade.
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African American Fiction Poetry Young Adult Fiction