| Tell the World Contributor(s): Writerscorps (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061345040 ISBN-13: 9780061345043 Publisher: Harperteen OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Through poetry we tell the world who we are, where we're from, what we love, what we think, how we feel, and why we hope. "Tell the World" is a stunning collection of poems by teens who have taken part in workshops run by WritersCorps, a national alliance of literary arts programs for youth. Their words represent the thoughts, hopes, and dreams of teens everywhere, offering both insight and empathy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry - Young Adult Nonfiction | Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Assimilation |
| Dewey: 811.608 |
| LCCN: 2007049577 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" (0.20 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through poetry we tell the world who we are, where we're from, what we love, what we think, how we feel, and why we hope. With a foreword by hip-hop artist and celebrated urban poet Common, Tell the World is a stunning collection of poems by teens who have taken part in workshops run by WritersCorps, a national alliance of literary arts programs for youth. Their words represent the thoughts, hopes, and dreams of teens everywhere, offering both insight and empathy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Writerscorps: - Writers Corps was founded in 1994 in three American urban centers--San Francisco, California, Washington, D.C., and the Bronx, New York--with a mission to transform lives through the written word. Since its inception, the organization has helped forty thousand children and teenagers improve their writing skills and express their ideas and experiences. WritersCorps has published two collections of teen poems with HarperTeen: Paint Me Like I Am and Tell the World. |