Grimes, Nikki
Summary: In this imaginative biographical story, Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony sit down over a cup of tea in 1904 to reminisce about their struggles and triumphs in the service of freedom and women's rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: "Bath time is full of magic. The faucet flows like a waterfall, the bathroom floor is a distant shore, toy boats sail against the waves. An imagination-fueled adventure on the high seas is just what it takes to get little one clean"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2021
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Summary: A group of high school students grow in understanding of each other's challenges and forge unexpected connections as they prepare for a boys vs. girls poetry slam.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: The Christmas story unfolds, as never before, through the voices of those who witnessed the Messiah's birth.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2009
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Summary: A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: A young girl learns much about her mother as she reads a collection of poems written before she was born that capture her mother's memories of living around the world and growing up as a child of an Air Force serviceperson. Includes author's note, list ofAir Force bases, and explanation of the free verse and tanka poetry forms used.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2015
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Summary: A poetic story inspired by Psalm 121. Jordan lives in fear of Tanya, the class bully. But Tanya has worries of her own, no matter how much she tries to ignore them. It seems impossible that Jordan and Tanya could be anything other than enemies, but the Lord is watching over them, guiding each of them along a path that might just help them to understand one another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Grimes 2017Grimes, Nikki.
Summary: Daydreaming became an escape for Gabby once her parents started arguing with each other. With the help of a new teacher, those daydreams may turn into words.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WordSong 2013
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Summary: A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2020
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Summary: "Award-winning author Nikki Grimes's beloved novel in verse Garvey's Choice is now a graphic novel, imaginatively and dramatically illustrated by Little Shaq artist Theodore Taylor III"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: Nikki Grimes distilled her observations of her trip to China in 1988, into witty, thoughtful poetry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carus Publishing Company 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 811.54 GRIGrimes, Nikki
Summary: A grieving son follows a treasure map his late father left him through the woods they used to explore together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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Summary: In this imaginative biographical story, Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony sit down over a cup of tea in 1904 to reminisce about their struggles and triumphs in the service of freedom and women's rights.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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Summary: In this collection of poems, a child expresses love and affection for Daddy and reflects on the many times Daddy talks to God.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Grimes 2002Grimes, Nikki.
Summary: In this story told in a series of rhyming poems, Gorilla the cat enjoys answering the telephone, eating soul food, and sharing mischievous adventures with her young owner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 2007
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Summary: A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE BEDGrimes, Nikki
Summary: A group of high school students grow in understanding of each other's challenges and forge unexpected connections as they prepare for a boys vs. girls poetry slam. Includes author's note about foster home care.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Grimes 2018Grimes, Nikki
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wordsong, an imprint of Highlights 2016
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Grimes 2016Grimes, Nikki
Summary: "The first-ever picture book biography on Senator Kamala Harris"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2020
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Summary: "In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance -- including voices like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era -- by combining their work with her own original poetry. Using "The Golden Shovel" poetic method, Grimes has written a collection of poetry that is as gorgeous as it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2017
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Summary: "Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WordSong, an imprint of Highlights 2019
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Summary: Jayden expects to see nothing but brown his first morning in New Mexico, but after being surprised by colorful rocks, flowers, birds, and animals, he wonders if this place could become home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2020
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Summary: When David asks his mother about the man on television, she tells him the story of Barack Obama, discussing his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, his parents' divorce, and his desire to help others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio ObamaSummary: For Angela, it came on the basketball court--while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a school field trip to the lake (making for some cringeworthy moments of humor). And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, meaning that she won't be able to fast after all. Whether it spurs silence or celebration, whether the subjects are well prepared or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023