With the Fire on High

There's a reason I've loved Elizabeth Acevedo since I first opened The Poet X. She can reach down into the depths of your heart and squeeze so hard you feel ... everything. Emoni is such a real and relatable person and I connected with her deeply. I will never in any way be able to understand the prejudice she received due to race but when it comes to being a single mother, having to choose and make sacrifices...feeling the judgment from people who have no idea who you really are....I know that to very bottom of my soul. I lost count how many times I teared up or just outright cried. I FELT this book and highly recommend.