The Homewood Public Library is thrilled to announce our winners for October’s 2019 Teen 6 Word Story Contest. This contest was open to any 6th-12th grader in Jefferson County. We challenged our teens to write a story with just 6 words! Sounds easy, but it is a lot harder than you think! We received so…
Author At A Glance: Rachel Wiley Rachel Wiley is a poet, performer and body positive activist from Columbus, Ohio. Rachel has competed in multiple National Poetry Slam Competitions and was a finalist twice in 2011. She has toured nationally performing at Slam Venues, Colleges and Festivals Her work has been featured by the Huffington Post ,Everyday Feminism ,Frigg…
Author At A Glance: Rupi Kaur Rupi Kaur is a writer and artist based in Toronto, Canada. She started drawing at the age of five Her primary genre is poetry She released her first book of prose and poems in November 2014 – it has since been translated into over thirty languages She engages with themes…
Author At A Glance: Amanda Lovelace Self- proclaimed a word-devourer & avid fairy tale lover She has her B.A. in English literature with a minor in Sociology Loves pumpkin spice coffee Binge-watches Gilmore girls. (before you ask: team jess all the way) Lives in New Jersey with her fiancé and their moody ragdoll cat …
Book Overview Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a…
Author at a Glance: Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and author of 28 books Is a regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Coretta Scott King Author Honor, The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Prize, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat…
