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Elizabeth Acevedo
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Elizabeth Acevedo is an American poet and author.[1] In September 2022, the Poetry Foundation named her the year's Young People's Poet Laureate.[2]
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Born | New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Author, Poet, Writer |
Nationality | American |
Education | Beacon High School University of Maryland The George Washington University |
Alma mater | George Washington University University of Maryland |
Genre | young adult fiction |
Notable works | The Poet X; With the Fire on High; Clap When You Land |
Notable awards | National Book Award Carnegie Medal |
Spouse | Shakir Cannon-Moye |
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Acevedo is the author of the young adult novels The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land. The Poet X is a New York Times Bestseller,[3] National Book Award Winner,[3] and Carnegie Medal winner.[4] She is also the winner of the 2019 Michael L. Printz Award, the 2018 Pura Belpre Award, and the Boston-Globe Hornbook Award Prize for Best Children's Fiction of 2018. She lives in Washington, DC.[5][6]