K.F.
K.F.
K.F. grew up in Washington, DC, Southeast. She likes writing poetry and doesn't really have spare time. She works. all the times, and just wants to be able to live for myself and not for other people. She's going to college at Trinity and she's ready for the challenge. She wrote this piece to use as a personal statement, but when she wrote it, she wasn't too open about sharing. She's the kind of person who keeps her problems inside. Writing for her is a way to release.
BOOKS BY K.F.
2015 INDIEFAB Finalist: YA Nonfiction Book of the Year
2015 INDIEFAB Finalist: Child Author Book of the Year
Proceeds from book sales go to a Ballou HS scholarship fund and to empower new authors.
Through the course of a historic year of civil unrest and the emergence of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, thirty teen writers from Frank W. Ballou High School in Washington, DC came together to take part in this national conversation about race, inequality, violence, and justice. Through their powerful, personal stories these writers intend to Change the Narrative about youth of color. We are not thugs, they say. We are not victims. We are big sisters and sports stars, academic strivers and everyday heroes. We speak out for justice. We dream big dreams. These writers want more for themselves, more for their community, more for their generation. And they are challenging their readers to listen, and to recognize in each story a common humanity worthy of dignity, support, and respect. This riot of voices must be heard.
ISBN: 978-0692455388
Age: 12+
Lexile: 820L
Page Count: 88
Published: 2015
