Nikki Grimes
1) Dark sons
Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Publication Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Alternating poems compare and contrast the conflicted feelings of Ishmael, son of the Biblical patriarch Abraham, and Sam, a teenager in New York City, as they try to come to terms with being abandoned by their fathers and with the love they feel for their younger stepbrothers.
Author
Publisher
Wordsong, an imprint of Highlights
Publication Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Preferring science and reading to the sports his father wants him to play, Garvey comforts himself with food and endures bullying before joining the school chorus, where he learns how to accept himself and bond with his father.
Author
Publisher
WordSong
Publication Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents divorce and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her...until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams," Gabby grows more confident about...
Author
Publisher
WordSong, an imprint of Highlights
Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring...
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A group of nine high school students grow in understanding of each other's challenges and forge unexpected connections as they prepare for a boys vs. girls poetry slam. Includes author's note about foster home care.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance -- including voices like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era -- by combining their work with her own original poetry. Using "The Golden Shovel" poetic method, Grimes has written a collection of poetry that is as gorgeous as it is thought-provoking.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The faucet flows like a waterfall, the bathroom floor is a distant shore, toy boats sail against the waves. An imagination-fueled adventure on the high seas is just what it takes to get little one clean."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When Kamala Harris was young, she often accompanied her parents to civil rights marches--so many, in fact, that when her mother asked a frustrated Kamala what she wanted, the young girl responded with: "Freedom!" As Kamala grew from a small girl in Oakland to a senator running for president, it was this long-fostered belief in freedom and justice for all people that shaped her into the inspiring figure she is today. From fighting for the use of a...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Confused and distraught after the death of his father, a boy opens an envelope he left behind and is surprised to find a map of the woods beyond their house, with one spot marked in bright red. But why? The woods had been something they shared together, why would his father want him to go alone? Slowly, his mind settles as he sets off through the spaces he once explored with his dad, passing familiar beech and black oak trees, flitting Carolina wrens,...
Author
Publisher
Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
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...
15) Almost zero
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Publication Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Dyamonde is angry at her mother for not buying her the shoes she wants, but when she finds out that a classmate is in a worse situation, she is determined to help.
17) Stronger than
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2026]
Language
English
Description
When Dante struggles with nightmares, his mother believes learning his family's history will help him cope. The roots on both sides of his family tree run deep, with stories of survival through events Dante's mother calls 'daymares.'Taking discovering his heritage into his own hands, Dante finds out hard truths--but also finds a love that shines through generations,and, finally, the strength to sleep through the night. -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Capturing the shock and reverberations of the COVID-19 pandemic . . . [in this novel in verse], as Garvey's life goes into lockdown and his father becomes sick, Garvey must find a way to use his newfound musical skills to bring hope to both his father and himself." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When David asks his mother about the man on television, she tells him the story of Barack Obama, discussing his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, his parents' divorce, and his desire to help others.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drwan from the words of ... groundbreaking...


