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Nikki Grimes

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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 · 39,086 ratings · 7,841 reviews · 100 distinct worksSimilar authors
Bronx Masquerade

3.96 avg rating — 7,694 ratings — published 2001 — 25 editions
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Garvey's Choice

4.03 avg rating — 4,658 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions
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Ordinary Hazards

4.40 avg rating — 3,655 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions
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Words with Wings

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One Last Word: Wisdom from ...

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The Road to Paris

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Planet Middle School

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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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