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    Words with Wings

    By Nikki Grimes

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    Gaby 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,” Gaby 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBoyds Mills Press
    Release dateOct 7, 2014
    ISBN9781629792620
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    Nikki Grimes

    New York Times bestselling author Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2016 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award and the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include ALA Notable book What is Goodbye?, Coretta Scott King Award winner Bronx Masquerade, and Coretta Scott King Author Honor books Jazmin's Notebook, Talkin' About Bessie, Dark Sons, The Road to Paris, and Words with Wings. Creator of the popular Meet Danitra Brown, Ms. Grimes lives in California.

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    • 5/5
      This is a wonderful book written in poetry and told from the point of view of a little girl trying to cope with her parents' divorce, a new school, and feeling alone. Her poetry perfectly captures her thoughts and lets the reader into her "daydreams" which are written in verse. She has a hard time concentrated in school because of her imagination. I love her poetic thoughts. Words with Wings is one of my favorites. Here are a few lines: "Some words sit still on the page holding a story steady. Those words never get me into trouble. But other words have wings that wake my daydreams. They fly in, silent as sunrise, . . . " I wish the library would file another copy of the book under fiction; students may miss it in the poetry section.
    • 5/5
      I just love books written in verse and this one is a one of the best I've read. This is a book for the dreamer in all of us. It is a book for people who love the way words can transform us, and for the teacher who needs to remember the child behind the behavior. This is one of the top five books on my reading list this year.
    • 3/5
      Another book where I think if I were the age of the intended audience, I'd like it better. It was fine, and I'd recommend it to kids, but it wasn't quite right for me.
    • 4/5
      In Words with Wings, Gabby's parents are getting a divorce, sending Gabby and her mother to move and Gabby having to attend a new school. Gabby thinks of herself as a daydreamer and shy. Her daydreamer becomes a problem for her in school. Her thoughts take off and she wanders into her words. I enjoyed this book. Nikki Grimes shows abstract poetry through the thoughts of a child, suffering from missing her father and a broken home.
    • 4/5
      This is a really interesting style that may not appeal to all readers. It took me a little bit to get into it, too.This tells the story of a girl whose coping mechanism for a stress is to daydream. This is the story of the girl moving and changing schools, learning to make new friends, and growing up. The book is written in short poems and the poems provide glimpses into the girl's life, mood, emotions, experiences, etc. The weightlessness of daydreaming is, in a sense, felt through the narrative technique. This is a really interesting way to tell a story. I think it will naturally fit the thinking styles of some kids, but I think it's also a really cool challenge for all readers. What's interesting here is that the poems are complete entities that can relate to many adolescents, but when read as a whole, the poems work together to tell the story. I think this is great practice in linear thinking as well as building mental imagery of a building story. A lot of this story is left up to the reader in that we only hear one voice-- that one voice is translated through poetry that is, at times, quite emotional. So, it's up to the reader to empathize with the poems and really 'hear' the voice behind them so that they can connect a lot of the dots that would otherwise be connected through an omniscient narrator (or additional voice beyond the protagonist).
    • 4/5
      An inspiring, compassionate story celebrating imagination and friendship. That Mr. Spicer is one awesome teacher!
    • 5/5
      . Each poem played a piece in telling the story of a girl who was trying tofit into her life that had just been turned upside down. I loved how the author used thepoetry to convey such strong emotions and feelings from the main character. The poem on page 33 almost made me cry as it just really struck me when she talked about how she had a bad day and just needed to come home and be held by her mom until the sadness went away and she could breath again. Very well written and a great way to show students howpoetry can be used to convey emotion.
    • 3/5
      Very sweet story of a little girl who daydreams a lot. Other kids tease her, teachers are frustrated with her. Her mother is mean. She misses her father - parents recently divorced. Novel in verse - very quick read.
    • 3/5
      A sweet story about how a teacher helps Gabriella capture her daydreams on paper. Suitable for younger readers.
    • 3/5
      Short book for the dreamer kids, the word-touched, flyaway, distracted by imagination kids. Sweet, beautiful, thoughtful. Divorce in the background, story stays centered on dealing with the day to day challenges.
    • 5/5
      Love this book. It is so inspiring and very sweet.