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| Title | : | Bronx Masquerade |
| Author | : | Nikki Grimes |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 167 pages |
| Published | : | December 29th 2003 by Speak (first published December 31st 2001) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Poetry. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Contemporary. Teen |
Nikki Grimes
Paperback | Pages: 167 pages Rating: 3.96 | 6601 Users | 920 Reviews
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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.Describe Books Supposing Bronx Masquerade
| Original Title: | Bronx Masquerade |
| ISBN: | 0142501891 (ISBN13: 9780142501894) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Coretta Scott King Book Award for Author (2003), California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Young Adult (2005), Lincoln Award Nominee (2005) |
Rating Of Books Bronx Masquerade
Ratings: 3.96 From 6601 Users | 920 ReviewsAppraise Of Books Bronx Masquerade
First Line: I aint particular about doing homework, you understand, p.3 But a poetry slam? Thats a whole other thing. Bronx Masquerade opens the classroom door into the lives of 18 high school students. What started out as an essay assignment from Mr. Ward quickly turns into a weekly open mike session. Now the class of mostly black and hispanic kids are finding out theres more to each other than all the superficial and stereotypical labels. Each chapter is from a different studentsI chose 4 stars because it was a book with everyone's different perspectives. I liked how Tyrone said what he thought about the people's poems and how he thought only what he thought true. it could have been better if each person got more than one chapter like Wesley. Most of the characters changed throughout the story and they found who they really are on the inside, and Tyrone said that them doing the Open Mike's and the poems brought them together in a way. Some of the characters stopped
This book is *awesome*!!! I was not expecting it to be anywhere near as good as it was. It's a story about a group of kids in a high school English class in the Bronx who start reading poetry to each other. The writing is a mix of the individual teens' stories (where you get to know them and the problems they are facing) as well as their poems, which are always somehow related to their identity struggles. One boy named Tyrone usually comments on the poems and that helps to create a flow in the
I read this one in advance of Grimes' companion title BETWEEN THE LINES (Feb 2018) and am SO happy I did! It is a YA mix of accessible prose and fabulous verse that should be in every high school library if it isn't already. Themes of identity, family, race, and life in the Bronx are covered expertly.The new cover is a must-buy - all libraries and classrooms should replace their copies ASAP.
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes is the winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. Racial tension is a really big theme in this high school. The school is predominantly black and even the main character Tyrone is super racist. One white kid came up and gave a super heart to heart poem in front of the entire class that Tyrone thought was good but he then said But I hope he aint studying on hanging out with me. We can peacefully coexist, but I don't have no white boys in my crew(121). He was saying
Bronx Masquerade sets out to teach kids that "poetry can be cool" and doesn't take the time to focus on anything else, like plot or character development or keeping the reader entertained. Grimes gives you a barrage of ridiculously underdeveloped characters dog-eared by one minor character flaw or minimalist back story. They all seem like outlines, or casings of characters that she meant to go back and fill in later. Even worse is Tyrone, our hype-man who follows each of the increasingly worse
Nikki Grimes is a poet and author who previously won the Coretta Scott King Award for her Jazmin's Notebook. In Bronx Masquerade, Grimes has created a tapestry of cultures taking place in a Harlem high school. As part of a Black History Month challenge, I have read this young adult novel about teenagers creating poetry as a a means of dealing with the challenges of everyday life. Mr Ward, a hip eleventh grade English teacher, has inspired his students to share their poetry as part of their unit
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