03780cam a2200877 4500 550191684 TxAuBib 20220305120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781635923476 1635923476 B087PL51KL Amazon d415f552-ea3e-4ccd-8ad3-ba9fbe28f8d1 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5429155 OverDrive (Product ID) 667519 667519 TxAuBib Grimes, Nikki. Ordinary Hazards [Libby eBook]. Astra Publishing House, 2020. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Poems by Amanda Gorman. inspirational memoir. Amanda Gorman poetry. March On Washington. artist biography. loss of a parent. childhood abuse. sexual assault. mental illness. survival story. schizophrenia. Foster Family. amanda gorman. sexual abuse. nikki grimes. foster care. Young Adult. Abandonment. Vietnam War. Friendship. Alcoholism. Biography. childhood. YA memoir. paranoid. Adoption. Writing. courage. tragedy. family. racism. mother. Harlem. Poetry. author. writer. memoir. school. me too. prose. poems. Magic. truth. grit. HTML:<b>Michael L. Printz Honor Book<br /> Robert F. Sibert Honor Book<br /> Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book<br /> Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for Teens<br /> Six Starred Reviews—★Booklist ★BCCB ★The Horn Book ★Publishers Weekly ★School Library Connection ★Shelf Awareness<br /> A Booklist Best Book for Youth * A BCCB Blue Ribbon * A Horn Book Fanfare Book * A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book * Recommended on NPR's "Morning Edition" by Kwame Alexander<br /> In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse.</b><br /> Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life. Young Adult Fiction. Poetry. 4. 5. Media Type: eBook. Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-08-28 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d415f552-ea3e-4ccd-8ad3-ba9fbe28f8d1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d415f552-ea3e-4ccd-8ad3-ba9fbe28f8d1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)