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Garvey's Choice

by Nikki Grimes
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This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself.
Garvey's 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, Garvey's 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.
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Publisher: Astra Publishing House
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 4, 2016

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781629797472
  • File size: 471 KB
  • Release date: November 4, 2016

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781629797472
  • File size: 471 KB
  • Release date: November 4, 2016
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

African American Fiction Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Poetry

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.6
Lexile® Measure:560
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself.
Garvey's 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, Garvey's 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.
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African American Fiction Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Poetry
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