Inheritance

“In this small book, every square inch of every page is full of color and visual depictions of the poem’s evocative lines. The palette in Pippin’s illustrations–every shade of brown and warm terracotta earth tones–echoes the poem’s sentiments… [a] beautiful, inviting presentation of Acevedo’s poem.” - Booklist (starred review)

“An incredible amount of reflection appears in this slim volume, making this a wonderful choice for group discussions. Brave, sharp, and powerful.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“In spoken-word lines that explicate the tension between what people say and what they mean, Acevedo (Clap When You Land) confronts the cultural specter of hair-related prejudice through the lens of colonial history and Afro-Dominican identity.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Elizabeth Acevedo is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Carnegie Medal, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the Walter Award. She is also the author of With the Fire on High, which was named a best book of the year by the New York Public Library, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal, and Clap When You Land, which was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor book and a Kirkus Prize finalist.

Acevedo holds a BA in Performing Arts from The George Washington University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Maryland. She has been a fellow of Cave Canem and Cantomundo, and a participant in the Callaloo Writer’s Workshops. Acevedo is a National Poetry Slam Champion and resides in Washington, DC, with her family.

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