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Tell the World
Contributor(s): Writerscorps (Author)

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 ISBN: 0061345040     ISBN-13: 9780061345043
Publisher: Harperteen
OUR PRICE: $15.19  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2008
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Annotation: Through poetry we tell the world who we are, where we're from, what we love, what we think, how we feel, and why we hope. "Tell the World" is a stunning collection of poems by teens who have taken part in workshops run by WritersCorps, a national alliance of literary arts programs for youth. Their words represent the thoughts, hopes, and dreams of teens everywhere, offering both insight and empathy.
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BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Assimilation
Dewey: 811.608
LCCN: 2007049577
Age Level: 13-UP
Grade Level: 8-UP
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" L (0.20 lbs) 144 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2008 pg. 995
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 177 - Recommended, Satisfactory
 
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Publisher Description:

Through poetry we tell the world who we are, where we're from, what we love, what we think, how we feel, and why we hope.

With a foreword by hip-hop artist and celebrated urban poet Common, Tell the World is a stunning collection of poems by teens who have taken part in workshops run by WritersCorps, a national alliance of literary arts programs for youth.

Their words represent the thoughts, hopes, and dreams of teens everywhere, offering both insight and empathy.

Contributor Bio(s): Writerscorps: -

Writers Corps was founded in 1994 in three American urban centers--San Francisco, California, Washington, D.C., and the Bronx, New York--with a mission to transform lives through the written word. Since its inception, the organization has helped forty thousand children and teenagers improve their writing skills and express their ideas and experiences. WritersCorps has published two collections of teen poems with HarperTeen: Paint Me Like I Am and Tell the World.
 
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