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Ordinary hazards : a memoir  Cover Image Book Book

Ordinary hazards : a memoir / Nikki Grimes.

Grimes, Nikki, (author.).

Summary:

"Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, 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. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir 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"--Amazon.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781629798813
  • ISBN: 1629798819
  • Physical Description: 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Honesdale, Pennsylvania : WordSong, an imprint of Highlights, [2019]

Content descriptions

Awards Note:
Printz Honor Book, 2020
Subject: Grimes, Nikki > Juvenile literature.
African American women authors > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American women poets > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Ex-foster children > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Children of the mentally ill > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Poetry > Therapeutic use.
Creative writing > Therapeutic use.
Genre: Young adult nonfiction.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographical poetry.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at scottsboropl.

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