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Ordinary hazards a memoir /

...this writing thing was some kind of magic trick I didn't yet understand... Nikki Grimes discovered the power of writing at the tender age of six, when, alone in her room, she poured her fears, anger, and tears onto a piece of paper - and felt sweet relief. Words and faith were her most endur...

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Main Author: Grimes, Nikki,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Honesdale, Pennsylvania : WordSong, an imprint of Highlights, [2019]
Physical Description: 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
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.
School children -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Teenage girls -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile literature.
Diaries -- Psychological aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Foster children -- Psychological aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Novels in verse.
Poets, American -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Creative writing -- Juvenile literature.
Authorship -- Juvenile literature.
Poets, American.
African American women poets.
Poetry.
Authorship.
Young adult literature.

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