This lyrical middle-grade novel-in-verse celebrates the power of story and of finding one’s individual voice.

★ “Utterly absorbing.”— School Library Journal, starred review

Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
Winner of the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People
Arnold Adoff Poetry Honor Award
A CCBC Choice

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Award-winning author Nikki Grimes’s beloved novel in verse is now a graphic novel, imaginatively and dramatically illustrated by Little Shaq artist Theodore Taylor III.

The original edition of Garvey’s Choice was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.

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The powerful poems in this poignant collection weave together multiple voices to tell the story of the March on Washington, DC, in 1963.

★“Through over 70 largely first-person poems, the poets rekindle the spirit of the fight for racial equality in the United States with imagined voices of young and old, black and white, educated and underprivileged, supporters and detractors and drive home the volume’s theme of taking personal responsibility in helping this country ‘steer toward justice together.’ . . .” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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Children’s Literature Legacy Award-winner Nikki Grimes explores through her celebrated poetry how a supportive teacher can be the key to unlocking a dreamer’s imaginative power through creative writing.

★ “. . . 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. . . (and) speak to the daydreamer in every reader.” —Booklist, starred review

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

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Capturing the shock and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of Garvey, a beloved character, Grimes’s novel in verse shows readers how to find hope in difficult times.

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (CSMCL) Best Book of 2022

Winner, 2023 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry.

★ “The poetry is rich and evocative. . . . A remarkable tribute well worthy of its subject.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award

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In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse.

★ “Grimes presents a gripping memoir in verse constructed from imperfect recollections of the hardship and abuse she endured as a child. Underlining the idea that ‘a memoir’s focus is on truth, not fact,’ Grimes courageously invites readers to join her on a journey through the shadows of her past…”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book
Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book
Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for Teens

Six Starred Reviews—★Booklist ★BCCB ★The Horn Book ★Publishers Weekly ★School Library Connection ★Shelf Awareness

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