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Nikki Grimes


Born
in New York City, New York, The United States
October 20, 1950

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Owning Our Words

The person currently occupying the White House has a penchant for spewing hate speech, as we have been reminded with his racist tweets suggesting that four outspoken Congresswomen, who happen to be people of color, should “go back to where they came from,� never mind that three of the four were, in fact, born right […]
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Published on July 29, 2019 10:09
Average rating: 4.05 · 41,147 ratings · 8,241 reviews · 108 distinct works â€� Similar authors
Bronx Masquerade

3.95 avg rating — 7,884 ratings — published 2001 — 25 editions
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Garvey's Choice

4.02 avg rating — 4,810 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions
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Ordinary Hazards

4.40 avg rating — 3,914 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions
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Words with Wings

4.03 avg rating — 3,454 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions
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One Last Word: Wisdom from ...

4.31 avg rating — 1,633 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
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The Road to Paris

4.02 avg rating — 1,474 ratings — published 2006 — 15 editions
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Planet Middle School

3.79 avg rating — 1,338 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions
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Make Way for Dyamonde Danie...

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Quotes by Nikki Grimes  (?)
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“Choose whatever box you like, Mike. Just don't put me in one, son. Believe me, I won't fit.”
Nikki Grimes, Bronx Masquerade

“Trauma is a memory hog,
It gobbles up all available space
in the brain,
leaves little room to mark
daily happenstances,
or even routine injuries
which are less than
life-threatening.”
Nikki Grimes, Ordinary Hazards

“You have to take people one at a time, check out what's in their head and heart before you judge.”
Nikki Grimes, Bronx Masquerade

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What book should we read in April?

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The Someday birds (write-in)
 
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The Playbook (write-in)
 
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Hello, Universe (write-in)
 
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One Amazing Elephant by Linda Oatman High (write-in)
 
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Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly (write-in)
 
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see you in the cosmos (write-in)
 
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the playbook (write-in)
 
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