Acevedo’s The Poet X is written in the form of a collection of poems that tell how a 15-year-old Afro-Latina teen finds herself and her place in the world. Xiomara lives in New York’s Harlem ...

Gabriela Luna’s favorite book is “The Poet X” because it features people of color that she can relate to.  “I like Poet X because I can relate to the [main] character and it’s nice that the story is ...