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1) Ordinary hazards: a memoir

Author

Grimes, Nikki

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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...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, along 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 enduring companions as life flung her headlong from one harrowing experience to the next through her childhood and teenage years. Words, spilled into notebook after...

2) Tale of a sky-blue dress

Author

Moss, Thylias

Publisher

Bard

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

3) Extraordinary magic: the storytelling life of Virginia Hamilton

Author

Crews, Nina

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2024.

Language

English

Description

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"A lyrical picture book biography that tells the story of one of America's most celebrated children's book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Medal"--

4) Legacy: women poets of the Harlem Renaissance

Author

Grimes, Nikki

Publisher

Bloomsbury Children's Books

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Description

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From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drawn from the words of ... groundbreaking...