JAIME ADOFF
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Very Coooool interview with me on public radio by nationally renowned journalist Vick Mickunas about THE DEATH OF JAYSON PORTER-CHECK IT OUT HERE!

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"Adoff captures the inner-city voice of drug-strangled poverty from Jayson’s point of view, in stark prose that crumbles into haunting blank verse, effectively using both white and black space to convey Jayson’s anguished mentality as he crawls ever closer to the edge. This forceful story will appeal to the many readers, some in despair, who will find Jayson a character they can cling to. It's a hard book to read, and even harder to put down."-*BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW

"Adoff delivers fully and with a surprising-but credible-upbeat denouement . . . Boys will find this book to be true and gripping, but it also needs to be read by others, including youth librarians looking for insight as well as excellent writing. It is a natural for discussion groups, but its powerful authenticity needs no intermediary to speak directly to the Jaysons of our time and their friends."-VOYA- 5Q!

Jayson is a vivid, dynamic character who will get under readers' skin."—SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL


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*WINNER OF THE 2006 CORETTA SCOTT KING/JOHN STEPTOE NEW TALENT AUTHOR AWARD*!!!
*An 06' YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers*
*VOYA Top Shelf Fiction List for 2005*
*06' NY Public Library Book for the teenage*
"This soul-wrenching and realistic story should be in every high school and middle school library."--LIBRARY MEDIA CONNECTION *STARRED REVIEW*
"Adoff shines as he tells an exceptional story about a young teen who must cope with grief, love, predudice and betrayal. . . Adoff's free-verse style is a natural fit for teens, and many readers will see themselves in Keith . . . The book is a tremendous addition to any collection"--VOYA-OCT/05
"I am 35 years old and have just finished reading Jimi and me. It is without a doubt one of the finest young adult books I have read since my own childhood. A coming of age story akin to "To Kill A Mockingbird". Fantastic work!!"-- Joseph Schwartz, St. Louis Public Library


"...an outstanding first novel" KIRKUS REVIEWS

"... A powerful, complex, skillfully written novel that even the most reluctant reader will find accessible." BOOKLIST

"With painfully immediate accounts of daily humiliations and power plays, Adoff sets a time bomb ticking . . . Readers wil be swept into this high-stakes drama of the high school underbelly."
HORN BOOK MAGAZINE

"...Adoff pulls off a young adult page-turner with literary ease." SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

 


"The Song Shoots Out of My Mouth" is a Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book for '03,
an International Reading Association(IRA) Notable Book for '03, a NY Public Library book for the teenage '03, a VOYA Poetry Pick '02, a CCB Best Book for 02',
a BWI Book Wholesalers Staff pick, a CCBC Book of the week and a teenreads.com cool new book.


"Each word running fast across lips
A direct line to my hips, twist and shake.
My voice another arm, another leg.
My throat the Cape Canaveral of my soul.

Song shuttle

blasting off

into deep blue

soprano sky.......

Why do
"I still LOVE YOU"
written on my palm,
fading now...
as cold front meets warm.
Pushing north from diaphragm to windpipe,
their first date my first pitch of life.
As the song:
SHOOTS
Out of my mouth

OUt of my doubt

OUT of my self

To you......





Available online & in bookstores everywhere!


Copyright (c) 2002,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008 Jaime Adoff

NOVELS

The Death of Jayson Porter
Sixteen year-old Jayson Porter wants to believe things will get better. But the harsh realities of his life never seem to change . . .
JIMI & ME
After the sudden and violent death of his father, there remains only one certainty in Keith James’s life: everything is going to be different now...
NAMES WILL NEVER HURT ME
IN THIS GRIPPING STORY, four very different teens reveal their deepest feelings and fears during a day in which the hurts and struggles of high school escalate dangerously . . .
PICTURE BOOKS
SMALL FRY
Fun poems about the "ups & downs" of being small!!
POETRY
THE SONG SHOOTS OUT OF MY MOUTH: A Celebration Of Music
"His free verse is highly rhythmic and demands to be performed." (SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL)
REVIEWS THAT ROCK!/AWARDS
BOOKLIST-STARRED REVIEW!-"Jayson Porter"
VOYA REVIEW! "Jayson Porter"
*RAWSISTAZ REVIEW
*CSK AWARD
*Richie's Picks REVIEW
*Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award-Honor Book
SHORT STORIES/POEMS
Dude!
Check out my poem "Twelve" in this very cool new compilation!
Twice Told
2 Author's inspired by 1 piece of art. Check out "The God of St.James and Vine."
911 THE BOOK OF HELP
"NOT LIKE TV" by Jaime Adoff