Every Country Day high school student was assigned to read “The Poet X,” written by Elizabeth Acevedo, over summer break. A book being assigned to the entire high school has never happened before, so, naturally, I wanted to see what…

Head of High School Brooke Wells discussed his thoughts on the book and the impact he hopes it will have on the SCDS community. Q: Why did you choose “The Poet X?” A: I thought the form was really neat….