Words with Wings - by Nikki Grimes (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A young girl named Gabby lets her thoughts fly and puts them down on paper in the form of verse.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In this Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, Children's Literature Legacy Award-winner Nikki Grimes explores though her celebrated poetry how a supportive teacher can be the key to unlocking a dreamer's imaginative power through creative writing.</b> <p/>Gabby's world is filled with daydreams. However, what began as an escape from her parents' arguments has now taken over her life. But with the help of a new teacher, 'Gabby the dreamer' might just become 'Gabby the writer' and the words that once carried her away might allow her to soar. Written in vivid, accessible poems, this remarkable verse novel is a celebration of imagination, of friendship, of one girl's indomitable spirit, and of a teacher's ability to reach out and change a life.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>★ . . . Grimes has written a novel in verse that is an enthusiastic celebration of the power of words and imagination. . . Always accessible, Grimes' language is vivid, rhythmic, and figurative. . . Grimes' words speak to the daydreamer in every reader. -- <b><i>Booklist</i>, <i>starred review</i></b> <p/>★ In this delightfully spare narrative in verse, Coretta Scott King Award-winning Grimes examines a marriage's end from the perspective of a child. . . Throughout this finely wrought narrative, Grimes' free verse is tight, with perfect breaks of line and effortless shifts from reality to dream states and back. An inspirational exploration of caring among parent, teacher and child--one of Grimes' best. --<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, <i> starred review </i></b> <p/> . . . Grimes packs substantial emotional heft into her poems, especially the way that Gabby's parents' separation weighs on her. . . her poems lovingly convey the rich inner life (and turmoil) of a girl in the process of finding her voice. --<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author <b>Nikki Grimes</b> is the recipient of the 2020 ALAN Award for outstanding contributions to young adult literature, the 2017 Children's Literature Legacy Award, the 2016 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include the much-honored books <i>Garvey's Choice</i>, ALA Notable book <i>Southwest Sunrise</i>, Coretta Scott King Award winner <i>Bronx Masquerade</i>, and five Coretta Scott King Author Honor books, Printz and Siebert Honor winner <i>Ordinary Hazards, </i> Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor <i>One Last Word, </i> its companion <i>Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance, </i> and NYT Bestseller <i>Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice</i>. Creator of the popular <i>Meet Danitra Brown</i>, <i>Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel</i>, <i>Bedtime for Sweet Creatures, </i> and <i>Off to See the Sea</i>, Grimes lives in Corona, California. Visit nikkigrimes.com.
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