The Poet X

X got bars!!! Giving it the elusive 6th star. Was expecting to love it but was just stone blown away by it. Not a wasted word, such truth and clarity in characters (I KNOW these kids), and a gripping emotional arc. This story lives and breathes and will be air to the kids that need it. Must try to squeeze so many copies for the library from our tiny end of year budget. Brainstorming good pairings: Long Way Down, Gabi A Girl in Pieces, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, X, so many poetry books, etc.