Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. When she learns the truth about Kiran’s past, she feels compelled to seek justice-even if it means challenging a powerful and dangerous man. Sahaara would do anything to protect her mother. But overstaying her visa and living undocumented brings its own perils for both her and her daughter, Sahaara.
Kiran flees her home in Punjab for a fresh start in Canada after a sexual assault leaves her pregnant. And then, when it seems like they’ve lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.Ģ. Separated by distance-and Papi’s secrets-the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal’s office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people… Clap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoĬamino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. So select a poetry book or a novel in verse today, because you may be surprised by how much you enjoy it!ġ. These poetry books and novels in verse are filled with history, love, music, and more. Then you also have what you might think of as poetry books but are actually novels-in-verse, those beautifully written books that are so cleverly put together, you often need to read them two or three times just to catch every detail. There is modern poetry that addresses ideas like feminism, illness, and immigration.
Have you ever wanted to approach poetry but weren’t sure where to start? Here at Epic Reads, we totally understand-there are so many poets and writers to choose from! There’s the classic poetry we read in school like Lord Byron and Keats and Shakespeare’s sonnets, but it doesn’t stop there.
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