Teens are invited to join us for a night of discussion on Elizabeth Acevedo's book The Poet X. We'll discuss religion and our place in the world, then hang out and eat snacks. Teens who come to this event will get to help choose some of the books for Teen Book Club 2020!
A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother's religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poetElizabeth Acevedo. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood.