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Planet Middle School Spiral-Bound | 2018-01-02

Nikki Grimes

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Wilder award-winning author Nikki Grimes's fresh novel in verse story of heartbreak and hope--with a brand-new look for paperback.

For twelve years, Joylin Johnson's life has been just fine. A game of basketball with the boys, especially her friend Jake, was all it took to put a smile on her face. Baggy jeans, T-shirt, and hair in a ponytail were easy choices. Then, everything suddenly seemed to change all at once. Her best girl friend is now flirting with her best guy friend. Her clothes seem all wrong. Jake is acting weird, and basketball isn't the same. And worst of all, there's this guy, Santiago, who appears from out of nowhere. What lengths will Joy go to--and who will she become--to attract his attention?
In short poems that perfectly capture the crazy feelings of adolescence and first crushes, award-winning author Nikki Grimes has crafted a delightful, often hilarious, heart-tugging story.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 160 pages
ISBN-10: 1619630125
Item Weight: 0.3 lbs
Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.5 x 7.7 inches
"By turns touching and laugh-out-loud funny." --School Library Journal, starred review
One Last Word
"Timely and thought-provoking." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Innovative and powerful." --School Library Journal, starred review
"Artistic, literary, sociocultural, and curricular gold." --BCCB, starred review
"Grimes powerfully transposes the original poems' themes . . . into the here and now." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

Nikki Grimes is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include One Last Word, which has received four starred reviews, 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. She lives in Corona, California. Visit her online at www.nikkigrimes.com.