{"product_id":"paint-me-like-i-am-teen-poems-from-writerscorps-9780064472647","title":"Paint Me Like I Am: Teen Poems from Writerscorps","description":"\u003cp\u003eToday my name is colorful.\u003cbr\u003eYesterday my name was dead souls. \u003cbr\u003eTomorrow my name will be lively spirits. \u003cbr\u003eMy friends think my name is fire. \u003cbr\u003eThe police think my name is burden. \u003cbr\u003eMy parents think my name is symphony. \u003cbr\u003eSecretly I know my name is anything I want it to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaint Me Like I Am\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of poems by teens who have taken part in writing programs run by a national nonprofit organization called WritersCorps. To read the words of these young people is to hear the diverse voices of teenagers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded are a foreward by acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni, an essay from Kevin Powell, another poet associated with WritersCorps, and writing tips from WritersCorps instructors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritersCorps\u003c\/strong\u003e was started in 1994 to help at-risk youth in three American urban centers: San Francisco, Washington, DC, and New York City (the Bronx). Thousands of children and teenagers have since benefited from finding creative expression through writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780064472647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/13\/2003 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2003 pg. 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2003 pg. 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2003 pg. 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2003 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2003 pg. 1405\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2003 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 454 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2004 pg. 1291\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 454 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/13\/2003\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bill Aguado,Richard Newirth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51991001235637,"sku":"9780064472647","price":9.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d6079d56-5cfe-4c7c-92b9-bc24e2c08168.jpg?v=1762838678","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/paint-me-like-i-am-teen-poems-from-writerscorps-9780064472647","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}