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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-100803725698

ISBN-139780803725690

eBay Product ID (ePID)127343144

Product Key Features

Book TitleBronx Masquerade

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSchool & Education, People & Places / United States / African American, General, Poetry, Social Topics / General (See Also Headings under Family), People & Places / United States / General

Publication Year2001

IllustratorMyers, Christopher, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Nonfiction

AuthorNikki Grimes

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN00-031701

Reviews"All of the [students], black, Latino, white, male, and female, talk about the unease and alienation endemic to their ages, and they do it in fresh and appealing voices. Rich and complex."- Kirkus Reviews "As always, Grimes gives young people exactly what they're looking for-real characters who show them they are not alone." - School Library Journal "Readers will enjoy the lively, smart voices that talk bravely, about real issues and secret fears. A fantastic choice."- Booklist, "All of the [students], black, Latino, white, male, and female, talk about the unease and alienation endemic to their ages, and they do it in fresh and appealing voices. Rich and complex."- Kirkus Reviews "As always, Grimes gives young people exactly what they're looking for-real characters who show them they are not alone." - School Library Journal "Readers will enjoy the lively, smart voices that talk bravely, about real issues and secret fears. A fantastic choice."- Booklist

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey DecimalFic

SynopsisWhen Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they're having weekly poetry sessions and, one by one, the eighteen students are opening up and taking on the risky challenge of self-revelation. There's Lupe Alvarin, desperate to have a baby so she will feel loved. Raynard Patterson, hiding a secret behind his silence. Porscha Johnson, needing an outlet for her anger after her mother OD's. Through the poetry they share and narratives in which they reveal their most intimate thoughts about themselves and one another, their words and lives show what lies beneath the skin, behind the eyes, beyond the masquerade.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.G88429Br 2001