Words with Wings

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Hardcover
Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Boyds Mills Pr
Publish Date: September 2013
Language: English
Reading Level: 4.3
EAN: 9781590789858

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Overview

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.

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.

Coretta Scott King Author Honor book
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts

Kirkus Reviews Best Book

Details

Pages: 96
Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6 in
Lexile Score: 850
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 1
ISBN: 1590789857

Awards

2016 Garden State Children's Book Awards - Nominee (Fiction)
2016 Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee (Young Readers)
2016 Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee (Children's)
2016 William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee (Grades 3-5)
2015 Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee (Grades 4-6)
2015 Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee (Intermediate)
2014 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended (Seven to Ten)
2014 Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book (Author)
2014 Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee (Grades 3-5)