Bücher von Elizabeth Acevedo

Der herausragende Debütroman der US-Poetry-Slammerin Elizabeth AcevedoXiomara hat ihre Worte immer für sich behalten, so wie ihre strenggläubige Mutter es verlangt. In ihrem Viertel in New York übernehmen stattdessen Fäuste das Reden. Doch X hat Geheimnisse: ihre Gefühle für Aman aus ihrer Klasse; ihr Notizbuch voller Gedichte, das sie unter dem Bett versteckt - und ein Slam-Poetry-Club, der all diese Geheimnisse ans Licht bringen wird. Denn auf der Bühne bricht Xiomara schließlich ihr Schweigen und verlangt, von allen gehört zu werden.Für Fans von Angie Thomas und Sarah CrossanÜbersetzt von der deutschen Poetry-Slammerin Leticia Wahl

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Timesbestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying peopleIn New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principals office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash.Separated by distanceand Papis secretsthe two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered.And then, when it seems like theyve lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.Great for summer reading or anytime! Clap When You Land is aTodayshow pick for 25 childrens books your kids and teens wont be able to put down this summer!"e;Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X and With the Fire on High!

The stunning new novel in verse from the 2019 Carnegie Medal winning author of THE POET XCamino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic.

From 2019 Carnegie Medal winner Elizabeth Acevedo comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright. 'Emoni's story is a gift .

A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: Today.com * Time * Electric Literature * Seattle Times * Telemundo * Washington Post * HipLatina * Harper's Bazaar * Elle * AARP * Shondaland * New York Times * The Millions * LitHubFrom the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives.Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides she wants a living wake--a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she's led--her sisters are surprised. Has Flor foreseen her own death, or someone else's? Does she have other motives? She refuses to tell her sisters, Matilde, Pastora, and Camila.But Flor isn't the only person with secrets: her sisters are hiding things, too. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own.Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo's inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces--one family's journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come.

They tell me to fix my hair.And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten;but how do you fix this shipwreckedhistory of hair? In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance.Perfect for fans of Mahogany L. Browne's Black Girl Magic or Jason Reynolds's For Everyone, this poem is the ideal gift, treasure, or inspiration for listeners of any age.

Obwohl es ihr Abschlussjahr an der Highschool ist, hat Emoni das Gefühl, wichtige Entscheidungen immer nur für andere treffen zu müssen. Mit ihrer kleinen Tochter wohnt sie bei der Großmutter, und nach der Schule arbeitet sie in einem Burgerladen, um zum Lebensunterhalt beizutragen. Der einzige Ort, wo sie ihre Verantwortung loslassen kann, ist die Küche, denn Kochen ist ihre Leidenschaft - und ihre große Begabung. Man sagt, dass in all ihren Gerichten etwas Magisches steckt, das die Menschen in ihrem Innersten berührt. Doch kann Emoni es schaffen, an sich selbst zu denken und ihre eigenen Träume zu verwirklichen, wenn das Leben ihr immer wieder Steine in den Weg legt?

 Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award!