Garveys Choice by N. Grimes (English) Paperback Book

Description: Garveys Choice by N. Grimes This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Kirkus ReviewsBest Book of the YearSchool Library JournalBest Book of the YearThis emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself.Garveys father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading-anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garveys life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus, Garvey finds a way to accept himself, and a way to finally reach his distant father-by speaking the language of music instead of the language of sports. Author Biography New York Timesbestselling author Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2020 ALAN Award for outstanding contributions to young adultliterature, the 2017 Childrens 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 booksGarveys Choice, ALA Notable bookSouthwest Sunrise, Coretta Scott King Award winnerBronx Masquerade, and five Coretta Scott King Author Honor books,Printz and Siebert Honor winnerOrdinary Hazards,Boston Globe-Horn Book HonorOne Last Word,its companionLegacy-Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance,andNYT BestsellerKamala Harris-Rooted in Justice.Creator of the popularMeet Danitra Brown,Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel,Bedtime for Sweet Creatures,andOff to See the Sea,Grimes lives in Corona, California.Visit nikkigrimes.com. Review Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Book of the Year… Grimes returns to the novel-in-verse format, creating voice, characters, and plot in a series of pithy tanka poems, a traditional Japanese form similar to haiku, but using five lines.... (w)ritten from Garveys point of view, the succinct verses convey the narrative as well as his emotions with brevity, clarity, and finesse. —Booklist, starred review… "(A) sensitively written middle grade novel in verse... (readers) will fall hard for Garvey, a tender, sincere boy who dislikes athletics. Grimes writes about adolescent friendships in a way that feels deeply human. A short, sweet, satisfying novel in verse that educators and readers alike will love." —School Library Journal, starred review… "Grimes newest follows a young black boy searching for his own unique voice, lost among his fathers wishes and societys mischaracterizations. This compassionate, courageous, and hopeful novel explores the constraints placed on black male identity and the corresponding pains and struggles that follow when a young black boy must confront these realities both at home and in school.... This graceful novel risks stretching beyond easy, reductive constructions of black male coming-of-age stories and delivers a sincere, authentic story of resilience and finding ones voice." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Grimes tells a big-hearted story of Garvey...(e)mploying the Japanese poetic form of tanka—five-line poems (or, here, stanzas) with haiku-like syllable counts—Grimes reveals Garveys thoughts, feelings, and observations, the spare poetry a good vehicle for a young mans attempts to articulate the puzzle that is his life." —The Horn Book Review Quote * Grimes returns to the novel-in-verse format, creating voice, characters, and plot in a series of pithy tanka poems, a traditional Japanese form similar to haiku, but using five lines.... (w)ritten from Garveys point of view, the succinct verses convey the narrative as well as his emotions with brevity, clarity, and finesse. - Booklist, starred review * "(A) sensitively written middle grade novel in verse... (readers) will fall hard for Garvey, a tender, sincere boy who dislikes athletics. Grimes writes about adolescent friendships in a way that feels deeply human. A short, sweet, satisfying novel in verse that educators and readers alike will love." - School Library Journal, starred review * "Grimes newest follows a young black boy searching for his own unique voice, lost among his fathers wishes and societys mischaracterizations. This compassionate, courageous, and hopeful novel explores the constraints placed on black male identity and the corresponding pains and struggles that follow when a young black boy must confront these realities both at home and in school.... This graceful novel risks stretching beyond easy, reductive constructions of black male coming-of-age stories and delivers a sincere, authentic story of resilience and finding ones voice." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Grimes tells a big-hearted story of Garvey...(e)mploying the Japanese poetic form of tanka--five-line poems (or, here, stanzas) with haiku-like syllable counts--Grimes reveals Garveys thoughts, feelings, and observations, the spare poetry a good vehicle for a young mans attempts to articulate the puzzle that is his life." - Horn Book Reviews Details ISBN1635925118 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1635925118 ISBN-13 9781635925111 Format Paperback Audience Age 8-12 Publisher Astra Publishing House Country of Publication United States Pages 120 Publication Date 2021-09-14 AU Release Date 2021-09-14 NZ Release Date 2021-09-14 US Release Date 2021-09-14 UK Release Date 2021-09-14 Imprint Wordsong Author N. 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