02367cam a2200445 i 4500 518192670 TxAuBib 20211026120000.0 190926s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019902537 9781629798813 hbk. 1629798819 hbk. (OCoLC)1111778254 TxAuBib rda Grimes, Nikki. Ordinary hazards : a memoir / Nikki Grimes. First edition. Honesdale, Pennsylvania : WordSong, an imprint of Highlights, [2019] 325 pgs : b&w photos ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Awards: Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2020.; Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2020.; Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor, 2020. In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards, ordinary and extraordinary, of her life. 20211028. Grimes, Nikki. Poetry Therapeutic use. Creative writing Therapeutic use. Autobiographical poetry. African American women authors Biography. African American women poets Biography. Ex-foster children Biography. Children of the mentally ill Biography. School children Biography. Teenage girls Biography. Family problems Biography. Autobiographies. Biographies. BTCLS