Carnegie Winner announced

Elizabeth Acevedo has been announced as the winner of the 2019 Carnegie Medal. This is the first novel from the Dominican- American writer and the first Carnegie winning book to be written in verse.  "The Poet X "explores themes of identity, freedom, first love and finding your own voice. A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother's religion and her own relationship to the world. According to the judges, the novel is “a searing, unflinching exploration of culture, family and faith within a truly innovative verse structure”.  Xiomara “comes to life on every page and shows the reader how girls and women can learn to inhabit, and love, their own skin”.

Last week we had our own Poetry Slam in school and heard the voices of some very talented Young People. This is a novel which will inspire.

 “I fell in love at slam poetry. This one will stay with you a long time.” – Angie Thomas, author of the bestselling The Hate You Give.