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Title Ordinary hazards : a memoir / Nikki Grimes.
Author Grimes, Nikki, author.
Publication Info. Honesdale, Pennsylvania : WordSong, an imprint of Highlights, [2019]
©2019
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Location Call No. Status
 Alafaya  B GRIMES    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  B GRIMES    Check Shelves
 South Creek  B GRIMES    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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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 most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life"--Amazon.
Subject Grimes, Nikki -- Juvenile literature.
African American women authors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Poetry -- Therapeutic use.
Creative writing -- Therapeutic use.
Grimes, Nikki.
Poets, American.
African American women poets.
Poetry -- Therapeutic use.
Creative writing -- Therapeutic use.
Authorship -- Therapeutic use.
American poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Creative writing -- Juvenile literature.
Authorship -- Juvenile literature.
American poets.
African American women poets.
Poetry.
Creative writing.
Authorship.
Genre Young adult literature.
Young adult nonfiction.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographical poetry.
Subject ocls african american bio
ISBN 9781629798813 (hardcover) : $19.99
1629798819 (hardcover)