BOOK

Ordinary hazards : a memoir

Grimes, Nikki, author

2019

Overview

\"Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, [poet] Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night--and discovered the magic and impact of writing ... In this ... memoir [in verse] that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards--ordinary and extraordinary--of her life\"--Publisher marketing.

• Publisher: WordSong, an imprint of Highlights
• Subject: Grimes, Nikki Juvenile literature. / Grimes, Nikki Childhood and youth Juvenile literature. / Grimes, Nikki. / Poets, American 20th century Biography Juvenile literature. / African American women poets Biography Juvenile literature. / Poetry Therapeutic use Juvenile literature. / Creative writing Therapeutic use Juvenile literature. / Authorship Therapeutic use Juvenile literature. / Poets, American. / African American women poets. / Poetry Therapeutic use. / Creative writing Therapeutic use. / Authorship Therapeutic use.
• ISBN: 9781629798813

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PS3557.R489982 Z46 2019	1	BOOK	YOUNG