Elizabeth Acevedo Bücher

Der herausragende Debütroman der US-Poetry-Slammerin Elizabeth Acevedo Xiomara hat ihre Worte immer für sich behalten, so wie ihre strenggläubige Mutter es verlangt. In ihrem Viertel in New York übernehmen stattdessen Fäuste das Reden. Doch X hat Geheimnisse: ihre Gefühle für Aman aus ihrer Klasse; ihr Notizbuch voller Gedichte, das sie unter dem Bett versteckt – und ein Slam-Poetry-Club, der all diese Geheimnisse ans Licht bringen wird. Denn auf der Bühne bricht Xiomara schließlich ihr Schweigen und verlangt, von allen gehört zu werden. Für Fans von Angie Thomas und Sarah Crossan Übersetzt von der deutschen Poetry-Slammerin Leticia Wahl

Obwohl es ihr Abschlussjahr an der Highschool ist, hat Emoni das Gefühl, wichtige Entscheidungen immer nur für andere treffen zu müssen. Mit ihrer kleinen Tochter wohnt sie bei der Großmutter, und nach der Schule arbeitet sie in einem Burgerladen, um zum Lebensunterhalt beizutragen. Der einzige Ort, wo sie ihre Verantwortung loslassen kann, ist die Küche, denn Kochen ist ihre Leidenschaft – und ihre große Begabung. Man sagt, dass in all ihren Gerichten etwas Magisches steckt, das die Menschen in ihrem Innersten berührt. Doch kann Emoni es schaffen, an sich selbst zu denken und ihre eigenen Träume zu verwirklichen, wenn das Leben ihr immer wieder Steine in den Weg legt?

They tell me to "fix" my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do you fix this shipwrecked history of hair? In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance. Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins in a format that will appeal to fans of Mahogany L. Browne's Black Girl Magic or Jason Reynolds's For Everyone, this poem can now be read in a vibrant package, making it the ideal gift, treasure, or inspiration for readers of any age.

This journal is for the dreamers. The poets. The writers who don’t yet know that they are writers, but know that they have plenty to say.Featuring lines from Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X among its lined pages, this full-color, beautifully designed journal is perfect for readers, long-time writers, those trying their hand at poetry, or anyone with a voice all their own. Let Xiomara’s verses spark your own inspiration, as you pour your own thoughts and feelings onto the pages—and write the words you need most.

Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance -- and Papi's secrets -- the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.

Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. When she decides she wants a living wake - a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she's led - her sisters are surprised. Has Flor forseen her own death? Or someone else's? Does she have other motives? But Flor isn't the only person with secrets. Matilde has tried for decades to cover the extent of her husband's infidelity, but she now must confront the true state of her marriage. Pastora is typically the most reserved sister, but Flor's wake motivates this driven woman to attempt to solve her sibling's problems. Camila is the youngest sibling, often the forgotten one, but she's decided she no longer wants to be taken for granted.And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own: Yadi, reuniting with her first love, who was imprisoned when they were both still kids; and Ona, married for years and attempting to conceive. Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo's inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces - one family's journey through their history helping them better navigate all that is to come.