Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
$19.99
Subject: Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
Author: Grimes, Nikki
Publisher: Wordsong
Date Published: 10-2019
ISBN: 1629798819 | EAN: 9781629798813
BasicBinding: Hardcover
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Illustrated | Pages: 336
Audience Age Range: 12 to 17
Reading Grade Level: 07 to 12
Annotation: "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.
"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.
| Subject: | Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction |
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| Title Status | Available |
| Return Code | Yes |
| Height | 1.40 |
| Length | 9.10 |
| Weight | 1.25 |
| Quantity On Hand | 7 |
| Quantity On Order | 0 |