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Bronx Masquerade
Bronx Masquerade
Author: Nikki Grimes
Something's going on. Something more than a high school poetry assignment. Kids are taking a look, leaning in close, asking why or how. Wesley Boone, writing a poem for Mr. Ward's class and actually wanting to read it aloud, poetry slam style. Lupe Algarin, desperate to have a baby so she will feel loved. Raynard Patterson, hiding a secr...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780142501894
ISBN-10: 0142501891
Publication Date: 12/29/2003
Pages: 167
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Speak
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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skywriter319 avatar reviewed Bronx Masquerade on + 784 more book reviews
Wow. I wasn't expected to be so moved by this short, poem-filled novel. Containing poems interspersed with short narrative chapters, we get surprising insight into all of the characters who write and perform their poems. It's a little idealistic, maybe, but I was inspired by the idea that poetry could bring a whole classroom full of different, biased, and damaged students together. A very powerful read.
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This was a great book. A little book with a lot inside of it.
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excellent book for the middle school and up. I am hping to get more copies for my classroom.
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This is an excellent book about a group of kids who use poetry to express their feelings while living in the inner city.


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