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020 $a9781629798813 (hbk.) :$cNT$700
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 00$aPS3557.R489982$bZ458 2019
082 04$a811.54092$222
100 1 $aGrimes, Nikki,$eauthor.
245 10$aOrdinary hazards :$ba memoir /$cNikki Grimes.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1$aHonesdale, Pennsylvania :$bWordSong, an imprint of Highlights,$c2019.
264 4$c©2019.
300 $a325 pages ; :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent.
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent.
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia.
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier.
520 $a"Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that willresonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life"--Amazon.
600 10$aGrimes, Nikki$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aAutobiographical poetry.
650 0$aAfrican American women authors$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aAfrican American women poets$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aEx-foster children$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aChildren of the mentally ill$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aPoetry$xTherapeutic use.
650 0$aCreative writing$xTherapeutic use.
650 0$aAutobiographies.
650 0$aYoung adult literature.
650 0$aYoung adult nonfiction.