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Ordinary hazards : a memoir
- Title
- Ordinary hazards : a memoir / Nikki Grimes.
- Author
- Grimes, Nikki
- Publication
- Honesdale, Pennsylvania : WordSong, an imprint of Highlights, [2019]
- ©2019
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 20-368 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 20-2435 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Description
- 325 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- 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.
- Subjects
- African American women authors
- African American women poets
- Grimes, Nikki
- Creative writing > Therapeutic use
- African American women authors > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- African American women poets > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Grimes, Nikki > Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Children of the mentally ill > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Poetry > Therapeutic use
- Black author
- Young adult literature
- Autobiographical poetry
- Autobiographies
- Ex-foster children > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Genre/Form
- Young adult literature.
- Autobiographical poetry.
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Awards (note)
- Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2020.
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2020.
- Call Number
- Sc E 20-368
- ISBN
- 9781629798813
- 1629798819
- LCCN
- 2019902537
- OCLC
- 1111778254
- Author
- Grimes, Nikki, author.
- Title
- Ordinary hazards : a memoir / Nikki Grimes.
- Publisher
- Honesdale, Pennsylvania : WordSong, an imprint of Highlights, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Awards
- Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2020.Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2020.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 20-368JFE 20-2435