Bronx Masquerade - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Grimes, Nikki

ISBN 10: 0803725698 / ISBN 13: 9780803725690

Published by Dial Books, New York, 2002

About this Item

A stunning first edition, first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust jacket, SIGNED by author Nikki Grimes directly on the title page; Coretta Scott King Award winning author Nikki Grimes captures the voices of eighteen teenagers through the poetry they share and the stories they tell in their weekly sessions, and exposes what lies beneath their skin, behind their eyes, beyond the masquerade; 8vo; Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 14888

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bronx Masquerade - 1st Edition/1st Printing
• Publisher: Dial Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803725698
• ISBN 13: 9780803725690
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Myers, Christopher
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • By Year Of Issue::2000s
  • Fiction::Young Adult
  • First Editions
  • Awarded Books::Coretta Scott King Award
  • Poetry
  • Signed First Editions

About this title

Synopsis

When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they're having weekly poetry sessions and, one by one, the eighteen students are opening up and taking on the risky challenge of self-revelation. There's Lupe Alvarin, desperate to have a baby so she will feel loved. Raynard Patterson, hiding a secret behind his silence. Porscha Johnson, needing an outlet for her anger after her mother OD's. Through the poetry they share and narratives in which they reveal their most intimate thoughts about themselves and one another, their words and lives show what lies beneath the skin, behind the eyes, beyond the masquerade.

About the Author

Nikki Grimes is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of dozens of children’s and young adult books as well as a poet and journalist.
 
Among the many accolades she has received are the Golden Dolphin Award (2005),the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children (2006), the Coretta Scott King Award (2003) for Bronx Masquerade, and the Horace Mann Upstanders Award (2011) for Almost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book. Additionally, her book Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope (illustrated by Bryan Collier) was a New York Times bestseller, and she was acknowledged as an NAACP Image Award Finalist in 1993 for her book Malcolm X: a Force for Change. Her books Meet Danitra Brown (illustrated by Floyd Cooper), Jazmin's Notebook, Talkin' About Bessie (illustrated by E.B. Lewis), Dark Sons, The Road to Paris, and Words with Wings were each awarded Coretta Scott King Honors. Visit her online at www.nikkigrimes.com.