Elizabeth Acevedo

"Sisters Matilde, Pastora, Camila, and Flor thought they knew each other well, until Flor--inspired by a documentary her daughter Ona made her watch--decides she wants a living wake, a party to bring her family and community together and celebrate the long life she's led, while she's still around to enjoy it. She's not ill, as far as anybody knows, but Flor does have a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. Has she foreseen her...

"Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. She pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers--especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. Mami is determined...

"Una de las primeras cosas que le preguntas a alguien es d̤nde vive. El lugar del que provenimos deja su huella en nosotros, y si sabes leer las sęales de un lugar, sabes un poco m̀s de una persona.| Desde que Emoni Santiago se qued̤ embarazada durante el segundo ąo de instituto, su vida se ha reducido a tomar decisiones dif̕ciles y hacer lo mejor posible para su hija y para su abuela. Pero el ͠nico lugar en el que puede olvidarse de todo...

A collection of poems by women that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and acceptance to speaking out.