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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
3.0

edit:downgrading this another star because I haven't gotten over how this story gave its protagonist an abusive parent and then ressolved the story in a way that implied that situation could be fixed by the abused person finding an outlet for their feelings and making an effort to understand the abuser. And I still feel furious and hurt every time I see the title.

Powerful
But there's one story beat near the end that I just don't buy.