Ordinary Hazards, Nikki Grimes
Ordinary Hazards, Nikki Grimes
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Ordinary Hazards
A Memoir

Author: Nikki Grimes

Narrator: Nikki Grimes

Unabridged: 4 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/10/2019

Synopsis

In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life.

About Nikki Grimes

Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include the ALA Notable book What Is Goodbye?, as well as the novels Jazmin’s Notebook, Dark Sons, and The Road to Paris, all of them Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books. She won the Coretta Scott King Author Award for Bronx Masquerade. Ms. Grimes lives in Corona, California. Visit Nikki at NikkiGrimes.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on February 10, 2020

Many of Grimes' painful childhood experiences are relatable, giving her memoir a universal edge. It feels odd to explore such complex issues - abuse, mental illness, drug addiction, abandonment - with so few words, yet Ordinary Hazards is one sucker punch after another, giving testament to Grimes' e......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on March 17, 2021

4 stars Nikki Grimes is a beautiful writer and one of my favorite poets. I’ve read books by her before this one, so I knew to expect and was already familiar with the verse this was written in. Her memoir is one I think many people can empathize or relate to, even though she was born in 1950. A lot......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on June 21, 2021

*Book in verse, memoir *Written well, no words wasted *The magic of writing and I'm so glad she shared about these particular moments about her difficult life *Deals with mental health disorder (paranoid schizophrenia), domestic violence, drug/substance abuse, sexual assault, bullying, self-harm, alcoh......more

Goodreads review by Claude's on July 30, 2020

CW: (view spoiler)[alcohol abuse, mental health, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, child abandonment. (hide spoiler)] A moving and well crafted memoir written in verse. Having read the author's notes I understand the notebook entries were based on her fragmented memory and her imagination, however they were hard to read as they felt q......more

Goodreads review by Paul on September 02, 2019

"It's a long story,/ but I am a poet./I can cut it short." (from the Prologue to ORDINARY HAZARDS) Full Disclosure: I've been sitting with Nikki Grimes's memoir, ORDINARY HAZARDS, and I have been waiting for months to write a review. The problem now? We are one month away from your sitting with the m......more

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