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Nikki Grimes Timeline
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Through the life of
Nikki Grimes
1950
Welcomed to the World!
Grimes was born in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem.
1950
1955
Finally Settled!
After moving between foster homes for five years, Grimes moves in with a foster family in Ossining, NY. Here, she feels finally safe.
1955
1956
Penning Story
Grimes begins to play around with words and writes her first poem at only 6 years old.
1956
1963
Her First Reading
At age 13, Grimes gave her first poetry reading at the Countee Cullen Library and the library was just down the street from the hospital in which she was born!
1963
1974
Graduation, gonna get you!
Grimes graduates from Rutgers University with a BA in English and a minor in African Languages
1974
1977
A Published Author
Grimes first book, Growin', is published.
1977
2005-17
The Years of Writing
Grimes has published many books like- Barack Obama: "Son of Promise, Child of Hope", "Dyamonde Daniel" and "Bronx Masquerade", and she won award, even from the California Children's book Association!