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When wesley boone writes a poem for his high school english class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Im saying all this because i have a shameful shameful secret. Nikki grimes s, bronx masquerade won the 2002 coretta scott king award without debate. Bronx masquerade audiobook by nikki grimes rakuten kobo. Ward begins to have open mic poetry slams once a month on fridays. See all books authored by nikki grimes, including bronx masquerade, and make way for dyamonde daniel, and more on. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Bronx masquerade by grimes nikki 20031229 mass market paperback paperback. This thoughtprovoking companion to nikki grimes coretta scott king awardwinning bronx masquerade shows the capacity poetry has to express ideas and feelings, and connect us with ourselves and others. Soon theyre having weekly poetry sessions and, one by one, the eighteen students are opening up and taking on the risky challenge of selfrevelation. A game of basketball with the boysespecially her friend jakewas all it took to put a smile on her face. Dec 29, 2003 bronx masquerade ebook written by nikki grimes. Among 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 bronx masquerade, and the horace mann upstanders award 2011 for almost zero.
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