A poem taken from Elizabeth Acevedo's high school journal served as the “North Star” for her debut novel's voice. Throughout the year’s pain and distress caused by the pandemic, people have ...

Elizabeth Acevedo. Clint Smith. Do any of these names sound familiar ... “Acevedo manages to teach history and ancestral wisdom with this poem about her own hair and the hair (and experiences with it) ...

New York Times-bestselling author and National Poetry Slam champion Elizabeth Acevedo is sharing her five book recommendations in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed in October.