Elizabeth Acevedo

Elizabeth Acevedo

  • 4 stars across 5 books
ELIZABETH ACEVEDO was born and raised in New York City and her poetry is infused with Dominican bolero and her beloved city's tough grit. With over twelve years of performance experience, Acevedo has been a featured performer on BET and Mun2, as well as delivered several TED Talks. She has performed internationally and her poetry has been featured in Cosmopolitan, The Huffington Post and Teen Vogue. Acevedo is a National Slam Champion, Beltway Grand Slam Champion, and the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam representative for Washington, D.C, where she lives and works. The Poet X is a Carnegie and National Book Award winner as well as a New York Times bestseller.
5th May 2020

Clap When You Land

The stunning New York Times bestselling novel from the 2019 Carnegie Medal winning, Waterstones Book Prize shortlisted a... MoreClap When You Land

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19th September 2019

With the Fire on High: From the winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019

'A delicious, evocative story' THE GUARDIAN From the author of THE POET X comes a sumptuous prose novel, perfect for fan... MoreWith the Fire on High: From the winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019

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15th September 2026

Anger is Only a Shadow: From the Carnegie-winning author of THE POET X

From New York Times bestselling and Carnegie Medal winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes a huge-hearted, blistering jou... MoreAnger is Only a Shadow: From the Carnegie-winning author of THE POET X

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25th September 2020

The Poet X – WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019

WINNER OF THE THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDR... MoreThe Poet X – WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019

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