A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart

In this powerful, affirming poem by award-winning author Zetta Elliott, a Black child explores his shifting emotions throughout the year.There is a place inside of mea space deep down inside of mewhere all my feelings hide.Summertime is filled with joy―skateboarding and playing basketball―until his community is deeply wounded by a police shooting. As fall turns to winter and then spring, fear grows into anger, then pride and peace.In her stunning debut, illustrator Noa Denmon articulates the depth and nuances of a child’s experiences following a police shooting―through grief and protests, healing and community―with washes of color as vibrant as his words.Here is a groundbreaking narrative that can help all readers―children and adults alike―talk about the feelings hiding deep inside each of us. Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (July 21, 2020) ISBN-13: 978-0374307417