[2] Acevedo is the author of the young adult novels The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land.

[8] Lublin recruited Acevedo to join her after-school poetry club to further improve her work.

[12][8] Acevedo began her career teaching eighth grade in Prince George's County, Maryland.

[11] Following graduation from George Washington University, Acevedo went into the classroom as a 2010 Teach for America Corps participant.

She continued on to teach eighth grade English in Prince George's County, Maryland.

She has also delivered several TED Talks, and her masterful poetry videos have been featured in Latina magazine, Cosmopolitan, HuffPost, and Upworthy.

[17] Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming from Poetry, Puerto Del Sol, Callaloo, The Notre Dame Review, and other publications.

[21] The book highlights the struggles of growing up as a Latina girl dealing with her sexuality and religion, and finding her own voice.

[22] Cleyvis Natera's review of Poet X for Aster(ix) Journal relates to the main character, Xiomara.

Natera writes that Poet X is relatable to teenage girls dealing with their first love and strict parents that just don't understand, and who are finding themselves or growing into the person that they're meant to be.