A Maze Me
Poems for Girls
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Price:
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$16.99
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On Sale:
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3/15/2005
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Formats:
Hardcover
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Life is a tangle of
twisting paths.
Some short.
Some long.
There are dead ends.
And there are choices.
And wrong turns,
and detours,
and yield signs,
and instruction booklets,
and star maps,
and happiness,
and loneliness.
And friends.
And sisters.
And love.
And poetry.
Life is a maze.
You are a maze.
Amazed.
And amazing.
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Author Extras
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Awards for A Maze Me |
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School Library Journal Best Book
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Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
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ALA Notable Children’s Book
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School Library Journal Best Book
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ALA Notable Children’s Book
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Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
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ALA Notable Children’s Book
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Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
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Reader Reviews from First Look
The poems were so genuine and sweet they made me relive my childhood all over again. I love the way each poem made you feel the exact emotion the author felt while writing them.
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Paola (North Hollywood, CA)
The poems were so genuine and sweet they made me relive my childhood all over again. I love the way each poem made you feel the exact emotion the author felt while writing them.
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Paola (North Hollywood, CA)
I'm not a natural poetry lover. I've learned to appreciate poetry. This book of poems, however, is very easy to appreciate. The topics are real. The language is not so deep that I can't grasp the core meaning, but they're not fluffy either. My favorite poem is "The List". I love that is not just about a passion for reading, but also about a passion for the physical book itself.
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Amy (Fort Worth, TX)
I really enjoyed reading A Maze Me. I found six poems that related directly to me while the other poems reminded me of past experiences and feelings. I really recommend this book of poems to all girls worldwide as it truly relates to the life experiences of females across the globe.
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Dominique (Chicago, IL)
Naomi Shihab Nye has opened a new perspective of writing poetry to me. Before it was like a hobby, to do it for fun but the way she put it out there was emotional and raw and beautiful. I want to have my poetry be beautiful. This book was amazing...
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Desiree (Santa Clara, CA)
I have never been fortunate enough to come across one of Ms. Nye’s works; by reading the introduction to this collection of poems, I realized that I have been truly missing out. Every poem that she wrote could be applied to my life in some way. Her poems opened a new door in my mind; these poems allowed me to look inside my soul and ponder situations I would never think about. Ms. Nye's unique point of view also helped shape several of my point of views into something new and exciting; I now realize that every day is special. I now know that everyone is unique and that if you look closely you can see things in a different light. It’s possible I knew all these things from the start but Ms. Nye helped me recover them. A Maze Me truly Amazes Me!
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Amy (Manhattan, KS)
This isn't your average poetry book; at least not the ones I've picked up in the past. The subtitle is "Poems For Girls", but I think these poems appeal to everyone, not just females. Some of them I really identified with like "Poor Monday" and others didn't make any sense to me at all.
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Rio (Madison, AL)
A Maze Me is at first glance a cute, fun book that could be an enjoyable read. And once I started reading it, I realized that it is that and so much more. It is simple yet profound, and touches on the many issues of being a girl. I really liked it.
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Kate (North Oaks, MN)
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