Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks

Suzanne Slade with Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illustrator)

56 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography poetry informative reflective slow-paced

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A picture-book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) is known for her poems about "real life." She wrote about love, loneliness, family, and poverty--showing re...

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inspiring 70%
informative 60%
emotional 40%
hopeful 40%
reflective 10%

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fast 37%
medium 12%

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