{"product_id":"bronx-masquerade-paperback","title":"Bronx Masquerade - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNikki Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe beloved and award-winning novel now available in a new format with a great new cover \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNikki Grimes is the award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of dozens of children's and young adult books as well as a poet and journalist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the many accolades she has received are the Golden Dolphin Award (2005), the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children (2006), the Coretta Scott King Award (2003) for \u003ci\u003eBronx Masquerade\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Horace Mann Upstanders Award (2011) for \u003ci\u003eAlmost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book\u003c\/i\u003e. Additionally, her book \u003ci\u003eBarack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrated by Bryan Collier) was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and she was acknowledged as an NAACP Image Award Finalist in 1993 for her book \u003ci\u003eMalcolm X: a Force for Change\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books \u003ci\u003eMeet Danitra Brown\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrated by Floyd Cooper), \u003ci\u003eJazmin's Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTalkin' About Bessie\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrated by E.B. Lewis), \u003ci\u003eDark Sons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWords with Wings\u003c\/i\u003e were each awarded Coretta Scott King Honors. Visit her online at www.nikkigrimes.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bronx Masquerade\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398040961273,"sku":"9780425289761","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/N2RaNXJ1NXRMTmIycFE2SFMzY0J0UT09.webp?v=1770300612","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bronx-masquerade-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}