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• Words in Motion

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  An anthology of poems on many different topics by a variety of authors--from the Wood Buffalo Region.

• I Am Me

  Teen Artists and Writers Speak Out on Being Yourself

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  "I Am Me: Teen Artists and Writers Speak Out on Being Yourself pairs award winning art and writing to empower teens to shake off negative influences and realize it is okay to be themselves. Each piece of art is skillfully matched with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disappearing Act

  a True Story

  Castle, Jiordan,

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  It was the summer before high school, the beginning of everything. But also an end. Jiordan's family was never quite like everyone else's, with her father's mood swings, her mother's attempts at normalcy, and her two older sisters with a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poems to Live Your Life by

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  Curated by artist and writer Chris Riddell, Poems to Live Your Life By is a beautifully-illustrated collection of the best poems for readers young and old to carry with them as they grow.

• A Long Time Coming

  a Lyrical Biography of Race in America From Ona Judge to Barack Obama

  Shepard, Ray Anthony,

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  Meticulously researched and drawn from numerous primary sources, this biography-in-verse tells the story of racism in the U.S. through six important Black Americans from different eras who struggled for justice, chronicling how much — and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Voices of the People

  Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

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  Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ain't Burned All the Bright

  Reynolds, Jason

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  A smash up of art and text that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now

• Black Girl Magic

  a Poem

  Browne, Mahogany L.

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  Much of what twenty-first century culture tells black girls is not pretty: Don't wear this; don't smile at that; don't have an opinion; don't dream big. And most of all, don't love yourself. In response to such destructive ideas,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Quiet Fire

  Emily Dickinson's Life and Poetry

  Dommermuth-Costa, Carol,

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  Emily Dickinson is revered as one of America's greatest and most original poets. Quiet Fire presents the life and art of Dickinson through the poet's own letters and poems.

• My Shouting, Shattered, Whispering Voice

  a Guide to Writing Poetry & Speaking Your Truth

  Vecchione, Patrice

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  Ever had an emotion or experience you wanted to express, but didn't know how? This guide by Patrice Vecchioneencourages new writers of all ages to find their voices, step up and speak their truths, and articulate what matters to them…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Call Us What We Carry

  Poems

  Gorman, Amanda, 1998-

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  Gorman's full-length poetry collection, offers a stunning amalgamation of poems formatted in different styles to convey a message of sorrow, unity, and collective healing.

• Shout

  a Poetry Memoir

  Anderson, Laurie Halse

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  Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• For Every One

  Reynolds, Jason

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  Reynolds dedicates this lyrical masterpiece "to the dreamers, to the courageous, and everyone who wants to be," though in his author's note he admits the book-length poem began as a letter to himself "to keep from quitting." He writes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leave This Song Behind

  Teen Poetry at Its Best

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  It's been 10 years since the last book in the Teen Ink series Written in the Dirt was published. Now, a whole new batch of teen writers has emerged with their own unique voices. Leave This Song Behind features the best poetry submitted by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poetry Speaks Who I Am

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  A collection of more than one hundred poems for teenagers features the works of classic and contemporary poets, including Emily Dickinson, Nikki Grimes, Langston Hughes, and Seamus Heaney.

• Get Lit Rising

  Words Ignite. Claim Your Poem. Claim Your Life.

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  Get to know the Get Lit Players--a group of teens who use poetry to take on the world--with this common-core aligned book that sheds light on teen issues through their own poetry and slam poetry performances.

• My Seneca Village

  Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-

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  Seneca Village, on Manhattan's Upper West Side, was a thriving multiethnic community of African Americans, Irish and German immigrants, and, possibly, some Native Americans, until it was decimated by the creation of Central Park. After…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Voices From the March on Washington

  Lewis, J. Patrick

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  Six fictional characters, in cycles of linked poems, relate their memories of the historic day in 1963 when more than 250,000 people from across the United States joined together to march on Washington, D.C., calling for civil and economic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poisoned Apples

  Poems for You, My Pretty

  Heppermann, Christine

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  Christine Heppermann's powerful collection of free verse poems explore how girls are taught to think about themselves, their bodies, their friends--as consumers, as objects, as competitors. Based on classic fairy tale characters and fairy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Brother's Book

  Sendak, Maurice

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  This book presents a poem Sendak wrote to pay homage to his late brother, Jack, whom he credited for his passion for writing and drawing.