Vendor
	Fritz Agency Christian Dittus
Original language
English
Categories
Books for very young children, children’s picture books & activity books

GARVEY IN THE DARK

Nikki Grimes

A novel in free verse.

Garvey's finally happyhe's feeling close to his father through their shared love of music, bullies are no longer tormenting him, and his best friends Manny and Joe are by his side. But when the schools, stores, and restaurants close because people are getting sick, Garvey's improved life goes into lockdown as well. And when Garvey's father gets sick, Garvey must find a way to use his newfound musical skills to bring hope to both his father and himself. Moving, powerful, and beautifully told, this remarkable novel shows readers how even small acts have large reverberations, how every person can make a difference in this world, and howeven in the most difficult timesthere are ways to reach for hope and healing.

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Book Published 2022-10-01 by Wordsong

Comments

"What kids in school had to go through - seeing their parents scared and/sick, missing their friends, and watching the world fall to complete disarray - is an almost impossible scenario, and Nikki Grimes captures it in well-written, poignant poetry. She uses the tanka form, crafting Garvey's emotional journey from happiness, doubt, frustration, desperation, and near grief into crisp stanzas, articulating all of his feelings with short, well-placed phrases of dialogue." - Youth Services Book Review, starred review Read more...

"Grimes, with her characteristic graceful, emotive poetry, incisively captures the uncertainty, exhaustion, fear, and isolation of the era. Top-notch writing with wide appeal. A hopeful tool for processing the pandemic, which has occupied a significant portion of students' young lives." Read more...

"A way for young people to reflect on a troubled time." Read more...

"With poignant clarity and in elegant verse, Grimes calls up the confusion, hope, and fear of the beginning of the pandemic - this offers a compelling chance to reflect on the discomfort of living through what will surely become fraught history."