| Description |
xi, 108 pages ; 20 cm |
| Summary |
"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. This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
620L Lexile |
| Note |
620L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 3.6 1 182907 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 3.6 1 182907 |
| Subject |
Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
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Hobbies -- Juvenile fiction.
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Overweight persons -- Juvenile fiction.
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African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Choirs (Music) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Bullying -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Genre |
Novels in verse.
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| ISBN |
9781629797403 (hardcover) |
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1629797405 (hardcover) |
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