The Poet X Love Poems is murdered

is murdered

A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this breathtaking saga

and a new author’s note

Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature

The Poet X Love Poems is murderedWinner of the National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpr Award! Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times bestselling novel in verse by an award winning slam poet, about an Afro Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood.