Concrete kids [Pocket change collective]by Leon, Amyra 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2020)

BTSB #: 564369 Available

Dewey: 811/NAges: 12-16   
Lexile: NP F&P: Z+

Genres:

Subjects: Leon, Amyra - Childhood and youth - Poetry Racially mixed people - Poetry Narrative poetry Family problems - Poetry Foster families - Poetry Identity (Psychology) - Poetry Conduct of life - Poetry Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Poetry

Summary: Musician, playwright, and educator Amyra Leon takes us on a poetic journey through her childhood in Harlem, as she navigates the intricacies of foster care, mourning, self-love, and resilience. In her signature free-verse style, she invites us all to dream with abandon--and to recognize the privilege it is to dream at all.

Woke : a young poet's call to justice by Browne, Mahogany L. 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 163065 Available

Dewey: 811/NAges: 6-11   
AR: 5.7 MG

Genres:

Subjects: Children's poetry Conduct of life - Poetry Social action - Poetry Motivation (Psychology) - Poetry

Summary: A collection of poems to instruct and inspire kids to stay woke in their everyday lives.