Words with wings /
Grimes, Nikki.
Words with wings / Nikki Grimes. - 1st ed. - Honesdale, Penn. : WordSong, c2013 - 84 p. ; 20 cm.
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 herself and her future. This verse novel poignantly celebrates the power of writing and the inspiration a good teacher can deliver.
1590789857 (hardcover) : $15.95 9781590789858 (hardcover) : $15.95
2013907720
Families--Juvenile fiction.
Imagination--Juvenile fiction.
Writing--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Words with wings / Nikki Grimes. - 1st ed. - Honesdale, Penn. : WordSong, c2013 - 84 p. ; 20 cm.
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 herself and her future. This verse novel poignantly celebrates the power of writing and the inspiration a good teacher can deliver.
1590789857 (hardcover) : $15.95 9781590789858 (hardcover) : $15.95
2013907720
Families--Juvenile fiction.
Imagination--Juvenile fiction.
Writing--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.