Garvey's Choice
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This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself.Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year★ Booklist, starred review
★ School Library Journal, starred review
★ Kirkus Reviews, starred review 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 finds a way to accept himself, and a way to finally reach his distant father--by speaking the language of music instead of the language of sports.
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- ISBN-13: 9781635925111
- ISBN-10: 1635925118
- Publisher: Astra Young Readers
- Publish Date: September 2021
- Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.25 pounds
- Page Count: 128
- Reading Level: Ages 8-12
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