With the Fire on High

"Mary: This author, Elizabeth Acevedo, had another book about a year ago called The Poet X . The coolest thing about her books is that they are novels in verse. Hearing poetry as it’s written and spoken by the actual author brings it to an entire different level. She’s one of those authors where you cannot imagine anyone else narrating her book. She is one of those ‘own voices’, where you hear her culture, you hear everything. Robin: I completely agree. Both With the Fire on High and The Poet X are just spectacular listening for teens. Elizabeth is a performance artist, she writes in verse, she’s the whole deal. Mary: Robin, has she ever narrated anybody else’s books? I would love to hear her. Robin: Yes, she narrated Ibi Zoboi’s Pride, which we reviewed here . It’s a retelling of Pride and Prejudice ."