Don't Call Me a Hurricane

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Product Details
Price
$17.99  $16.73
Publisher
Bloomsbury YA
Publish Date
Pages
400
Dimensions
5.6 X 8.4 X 1.5 inches | 1.15 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781547609161

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About the Author

Ellen Hagan is a writer, performer, and educator. She is the author of Don't Call Me a Hurricane, Reckless, Glorious, Girl and the co-author with Renée Watson of Watch Us Rise. Her poetry collections include Blooming Fiascoes, Hemisphere, and Crowned. Her work can be found in ESPN Magazine, She Walks in Beauty, and Southern Sin. Ellen is the Director of the Poetry & Theatre Departments at the DreamYard Project and directs their International Poetry Exchange Program with Japan, South Korea and the Philippines. She co-leads the Alice Hoffman Young Writer's Retreat at Adelphi University. Raised in Kentucky, she now lives in New York City with her family.
www.ellenhagan.com

Reviews

"When I read Don't Call Me a Hurricane with my niece she said: 'a climate change activist love story in verse?! Yes, please.' We both loved taking this journey with Eliza Marino. It is a salve and good company for all of us grappling with uncertainty as we traverse these challenging times." --Angie Cruz, award-winning author of DOMINICANA

"Urgent and romantic, Don't Call Me a Hurricane beautifully demonstrates the strength of community and the power of love." --Brandy Colbert, award-winning author of THE VOTING BOOTH

"The way Hagan writes about the land is the way she writes about love--with passion, humanity, and clarity. This book carried me away." --Olivia A. Cole, author of THE TRUTH ABOUT WHITE LIES

"Periodic harrowing hurricane flashbacks and evocative descriptions--"the shoreline and sunsets sinking into the bay and rising over the ocean"--buoy this love letter to LBI's coastal landscape and tight-knit community." --Publishers Weekly

"A welcome addition where novels-in-verse and the works of Elizabeth Acevedo, Nikki Grimes, and Kwame Alexander are popular." --School Library Journal

"The novel's strengths are Eliza's compelling voice--her hurricane flashbacks are mesmerizing--and the conveying of emotion." --Kirkus Reviews

"This stunning book is the story I've been waiting for my whole life; where girls rise up to claim their space with joy and power. I resolve to give a copy to every teenager I know!" --Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of SPEAK and SHOUT, on WATCH US RISE

"An extraordinary story of two indomitable spirits, the power of friendship, and what leadership looks like in the hands of young people today, Watch Us Rise is the novel we all need right now." --Brendan Kiely, New York Times bestselling co-author of ALL AMERICAN BOYS and TRADITION, on WATCH US RISE

"Timely, thought-provoking, and powerful. Watch Us Rise is an immediate young adult classic." --Julie Murphy, New York Times bestselling author of DUMPLIN', on WATCH US RISE

"Watch Us Rise is a source of inspiration on every page and a remarkable story of the power of young people to make a difference. And it's a great read." --Caroline Kennedy, bestselling author and editor of SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY, on WATCH US RISE

"Read this today. Give it to the young person in your life. It is an instruction manual to freedom and love and voice. It is a triumphant example of how literary arts and poetry intersect in our everyday lives and fortify the marrow of our survival." --Mahogany L. Browne, author of BLACK GIRL MAGIC and WOKE BABY, on WATCH US RISE

"A manifesto for budding feminists . . . An inspiring look at two strong-willed teens growing into even stronger young women ready to use their voices and take on the world" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on WATCH US RISE

"A highly needed work for the #MeToo movement. . . . Watson and Hagan do not disappoint in this powerful story of two girls who take a stand against injustice while learning how to navigate a world that seeks to silence them." --School Library Journal, starred review, on WATCH US RISE