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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Some
Contemporary language; authentic teen voice
Sexual Content
Some
Mild first-love romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Faith and identity; a mother's religious expectations versus a daughter's self; the power of finding your voice
What this book is about
Xiomara Batista is a Dominican-American girl growing up Catholic in Harlem, navigating her mother's faith, her own emerging voice, and first love. She writes everything she can't say aloud. The Poet X is written entirely in verse and won the Carnegie Medal, the Pura Belpré Award, and the National Book Award—the most decorated YA novel of its year.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Mild romantic content
Faith/religion and identity conflict—central
Written entirely in verse
Dominican-American identity—beautifully rendered
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