This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself.
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.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
| ISBN: | 9781635925111 |
| Publication date: | 7th November 2021 |
| Author: | Nikki Grimes |
| Publisher: | Astra Young Readers an imprint of Astra Publishing House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment Stories in Verse Music |