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Description
Commended of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices 2012 (+2 additional awards) , Commended of the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee 2012-2013, Commended of the Garden State Book Award Nominee (Teen) 2014 (hide additional awards)
New York Times bestselling author of One Last Word and Coretta Scott King award-winning Bronx Masquerade Nikki Grimes offers fresh novel in verse story about young heartbreak and hope.
For twelve years, Joylin Johnson's life has been just fine. A game of basketball with the boys-especially her friend Jake-was all it took to put a smile on her face. Baggy jeans, T-shirt, and hair in a ponytail were easy choices. Then, everything suddenly seemed to change all at once. Her best girl friend is now flirting with her best guy friend. Her clothes seem all wrong. Jake is acting weird, and basketball isn't the same. And worst of all, there is this guy, Santiago, who appears from . . . where? What lengths will Joy go to--and who will she become--to attract his attention?
In short poems that perfectly capture the crazy feelings of adolescence and first crushes, award-winning author Nikki Grimes has crafted a delightful, often hilarious, heart-tugging story.
Product details
Published | 13 Sep 2011 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 160 |
ISBN | 9781599907277 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury USA Childrens |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Mister is exceptionally well characterized. . . . The language is intimate and immediate.
Kirkus Reviews on A GIRL NAMED MISTER
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In clear, short chapters, Grimes tells a beautiful story of family, friendship and faith from the viewpoint of a child in search of a home.
Booklist, starred review, on A GIRL NAMED PARIS
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With exuberance, passion perception and wit, 14-year old Jazmin Shelby fills her notebook with glimpses of her life, neighborhood, family and dreams. . . inspiring and heartwarming.
School Library Journal, starred review, on JAZMIN'S NOTEBOOK