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 is an intense and captivating mystery of a reporter s single minded pursuit of the serial killer who murdered his twin. Good recommendation even if you are not into young adult books. The poet x by elizabeth acevedo is a contemporary romance that focuses very less on romance.
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If you aren t sure what i mean by that this book contains some mild violence and a little bit of swearing about as much as the average ya novel and sex 6 10 in terms of descriptiveness but only briefly. Written in a verse format the poet x doesn t shy away from intense themes like religion women in religion puberty body positivism and parental control. Thanks for exploring this supersummary study guide of the poet x by elizabeth acevedo.
Book 1 in the jack mcevoy series not surprising mr. She s tall with a little too much body for a young girl. Poetry helps first generation dominican american teen xiomara batista come into her own.
X fights back by yelling all she can remember of her poetry. Readers can feel the shame fear and confusion xiomara grapples with so much that they may have to resist the temptation to withdraw into. Read the poet x reviews from parents on common sense media.
X texts aman and goes to see him. She quotes scripture while it burns and keeps x from extinguishing the blaze. This novel in verse is stunning beautiful and uncomfortably accurate at times.