Book Review The Poet X
X comes home one day to see mami holding the poetry journal filled with x s secret thoughts.
Book review the poet x. The poet x by elizabeth acevedo is a contemporary romance that focuses very less on romance. This novel in verse is stunning beautiful and uncomfortably accurate at times. X fights back by yelling all she can remember of her poetry.
The poet x summary and study guide. Enraged by what she s read mami shoves x around and sets the book on fire. A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes supersummary offers high quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes characters quotes and essay topics.
This takes her through a complex range of emotions desire shame fear anger doubt and pleasure all rendered beautifully and effectively on the page. The poet x is a bildungsroman of sorts about a girl becoming aware of her own body and sexuality. Connelly is a bestselling author.
She quotes scripture while it burns and keeps x from extinguishing the blaze. This was his first departure from his crime novels featuring harry bosch we all came to know very well. The the poet x community note includes chapter by chapter summary and analysis character list theme list historical context author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
In the poet x author elizabeth acevedo takes readers through xiomara s life as she finds herself being punished for simply existing and having the audacity to want to exist outside of the narrow boxes where society religion and her mother have decided she belongs. Religion also plays a huge part. Book 1 in the jack mcevoy series not surprising mr.
Read the poet x reviews from parents on common sense media. X texts aman and goes to see him. Fifteen year old xiomara see oh mah ruh as she constantly instructs teachers on the first day of school is used to standing out.