Elizabeth Acevedo
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About the Author
Elizabeth Acevedo is the New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, as well as With the Fire on High and Clap When You Land. She is a National Poetry Slam champion and holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Maryland. She lives with her partner in Washington, DC.
