Between the Lines
Nikki Grimes
High school students prepare for an open-mic poetry program and a poetry competition between boys and girls. Through sharing their writing, classmates come to understand one another’s challenges and form unexpected connections. Their poems address health concerns, leaving foster care, bullying connected to religious beliefs, addiction in a parent, and burdens of responsibility. The characters use poetry to examine fear, hurt, loneliness, and their own stories.
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