Noticing Sentences

Quotes But as Zora Neale Hurston famously warned, "If you are silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it." p2 Poems I Saved Self/ Care p16-17 Panther p18-19 We Shall Overcome p22 Mermaids p26-27 Tsunami p28-29 We Are Wise p33 We Can't Breathe p34 "On Being Brought from Africa to America" by Phillis Wheatley p49 Blessing p72 Lines I Loved "Boy," she demanded, "who taught you to hate your source?" p35

Whole Poems I Love "Spoken Word" p76-77 "About A" p103 "Sometimes Someone Says Something" p110 "Diplomas" p204 "Final Draft of Assignment 4 (What I Actually Turn In)" p248 "Other Things You Think About in the Split Second Your Notebook Is Burning" p311 Description He is an award-winning bound book, where I am loose and blank pages. p99 And now his smile is a little sad. And I think about all the things we could be if we were never told our bodies were not built for them. p188 Love It And about this apple, how come God didn't explain why they couldn't eat it? He gave Eve curiosity but didn't expect her to use it? p120 "I thought it would be cathartic to write something beautiful for yourself." p240 Because at least here with her, I know my words are okay. p264 She tells me words give people permission to be their fullest self. p345 "but I'll always have you...

Poems I Saved Lovebrarians p26-27 ignorance p83 strawberry-blonde fairy tales p129-131 if it please the court p153-156 conspiracy p169-173 blowing up p177-179 collective p180-184 emergency, in three acts p185-187 inappropriate dictators p190-191 innocence p192-193 triptych p210-212 Lines/ Pieces I Loved __________ "Can I take out all the books?" and she answered quite seriously "Of course, dear, just not at the same time." p27 _____________ Cold War nuclear-family meltdown p44 _________ Auntie Laurie says follow your nightmares instead cuz when you figure out what's eating you alive you can slay it p160 _____________ "Aren't you supposed to be competitors?" Walter took the mic and smiled "No," he said. "Not competitors. We're coconspirators, and we like it that way." p173 ______________ an unholy competition that no one wants to play. p179 ______________ a vengeance of pup...

When Grandpa Reads to Me by John Micklos, Jr. p16 [I keep a photo of my Grandmother] by San Yee Kan p20 Still by Lee Bennett Hopkins p27

My Favorite Poems from this one Emma Lazarus p13 Joseph Pulitzer p17 This book is great to pair with Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers.

Poems I wanted to save "Rubber Twigs" p150-151 "Crowded Kalma" p153-155 "Flowers" p167-168 "Old Anwar's Lament" p191 "Wife" p192 "Mathematics" p229 "Talking to Sayidda Moon" p272-273 "Fly or Die" p282-283

Advice Quit thinking negatively. Don't build more walls to block what's possible. Crash through, Noah. Crash the heck through. p23 Everything's not political. Actually, everything is. You either uphold the status quo, or you see what's wrong and try to change it. p40 I want to be a full human. I love new ideas. And new people. I want her to know I respect and honor her culture. Real diversity begins at the dinner table. Our humanity, Noah, will rise with out breaking of daily bread. You  must-- p403 Funny HE KNOWS EVERYTHING. He's the one who hipped me to the podcast. Hipped? Who are you, Shaft now? p28 (Did they know Shaft was having another movie come out when they wrote this?) 10:04 pm I WAS DRIVING A SCHOOL BUS AT YOUR AGE. YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO START TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF. P136 Noah, the struggle is real out here in these mean streets. Walt, you live in a gated community. p203 Interesting Facts What do you think I ...

Good explanation Look, you can be angry, but you can't be disrespectful . p21 Poems to share "Today" p 24-26 "Thought" p36 "Resolve" p337-339 The system Nah! Got caught bouncing my ball in the hallway. In-school suspension. p78