Poems in the Attic
- ISBN-10
- 1470393794
- ISBN-13
- 9781470393793
- Category
- Military bases
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Author
- Nikki Grimes
Description
A young girl learns much about her mother as she reads a collection of poems written before she was born that capture her mother's memories of living around the world and growing up as a child of an Air Force serviceperson. Includes author's note, list of Air Force bases, and explanation of the free verse and tanka poetry forms used.
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