Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
By Nikki Grimes; R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)
(Putnam Juvenile, Hardcover, 9780399251757, 80pp.)
Publication Date: May 14, 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback, Hardcover, Compact Disc
Categories: Social Issues - Friendship, Social Issues - Moving, Social Issues - New Experience
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Dyamonde Daniel may be new in town, but that doesn?t stop her from making a place for herself in a jiffy. With her can-do attitude and awesome brain power she takes the whole neighborhood by storm. The only thing puzzling her is the other new kid in her class. He?s awfully grouchy?but Dyamonde?s determined to get to the bottom of his frowning attitude and make a friend. Readers will fall in love with Dyamonde Daniel, the spirited star of a new series by Nikki Grimes. With her upbeat, take-charge attitude, Dyamonde is a character to cheer for?and the fun, accessible storytelling will hook kids from the first page.
Nikki Grimes conveyed the fire-in-the-belly fervor of a Harlem girl who knows she was born to write in Jazmin's Notebook, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. In My Man Blue, a Booklist Editor's Choice and Newsweek Children's Books of the Year selection, her artful words expressed a boy's journey from skepticism to trust. And now with Bronx Masquerade she presents a rich chorus of eighteen voices, singing openly about ideas, feelings, and questions--things that open minds, invite debate, provide release. A recent Booklist review proclaims: "As always, Grimes gives young people exactly what they're looking for--real characters who show them they are not alone."
An accomplished poet, novelist, journalist, and educator, Ms. Grimes was born and raised in New York City and now lives in the Los Angeles area.
You can learn more about her at this website address: www.visitingauthors.com
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