Tag: #thepoetx

• Author Highlight: Elizabeth Acevedo

  So I’m back with another notable author, Elizabeth Acevedo. Originally Acevedo had wanted to be a rapper, inspired by her neighbohood and Afro-Latin heritage to rap about the abuelas who fed her pastelitos and the racism and sexism she faced. But since that was too “soft” for the rap word, she switched to spoken word…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 28, 2022

  Book/Author Highlight

  #afrolatinx, #clapwhenyouland, #elizabethacevedo, #harpercollins, #rachelreads&reviews, #thepoetx, #withthefireonhigh, #YA