Skin deep and other teenage reflections : poems / by Angela Shelf Medearis ; illustrated by Michael Bryant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Medearis, Angela Shelf, 1956-

Contributor:

Bryant, Michael, 1963- illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenagers--Juvenile poetry.

Teenagers.

Young adult poetry, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (50 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

San Antonio, Texas : Wings Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 294.75pt"" class=MsoNormal>Offering a powerful-but-playful portrait of urban teens-especially teens of color-this collection of poetry is at once rife with contemporary issues as well as the timeless challenges of high school. Whether focusing on topics such as troubled families, racism in the streets, and depression or boy-girl obsession, the joys of graduation, sports triumphs, and personal achievement, Angela Shelf Medearis writes with wry humor and a direct honesty with which young readers will immediately identify. This is an excellent resource t

Contents:

Front Cover; Titlepage; Copyright; Dedication; Report Card; What Would I Do Without You?; I'd Rather; Jigsaw; Maintaining an Attitude; Friendship; Skin Deep; The Bogeyman; The Oldest; You Have My Deepest Sympathy As You Go Through Puberty; Prescription; Modern Dating; Dressing Out; Boys; Lunchroom; My Mirror Lies to Me; Poem For My Little, Big Sister; Black Barbie Doll; The Blemish; Nonconformist; The Gang; Pea Brain; In the Bathroom Mirror; Sunglasses; Mom Says; I Was Born at the Wrong Time; Forever; Binky; Tryouts; Gray; A Whole New Look; Wait for Me; Career Day

I Haven't Really Thought About ItInnocent; Feelings Left Unspoken; Immune; Safety; Guilty Until Proven Innocent; The Test; Babies; Moving On; I'm Not Jealous; Chemical Cocoon; I'm Going to Be Homecoming Queen Even If It Kills Me; The Basket; Colors of the Race; Me and You; Say That Again?; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 15, 2013).

ISBN:

1-60940-364-9

1-60940-366-5

OCLC:

861080223