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African American women authors African American women authors Biography Juvenile literature African American women poets African American women poets Biography Juvenile literature Authorship Therapeutic use Creative writing Therapeutic use Grimes, Nikki Grimes, Nikki Juvenile literature Poetry Therapeutic use Poets, AmericanCrompton, Laurie Boyle
Summary: "From relationships and makeup to divorce and disordered eating, Laurie Boyle Crompton recounts the humor and heartbreak of her coming of age in rural Pennsylvania and New York City during the 1970s and '80s"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 CROPaulsen, Gary
Summary: The three-time Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet shares the story of his turbulent childhood, his escape into military service and the life-changing impact of an encouraging librarian who handed him his first book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PAUGrimes, Nikki
Summary: "Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WordSong, an imprint of Highlights 2019