Nikki Grimes Books
Growin'
By Nikki Grimes
Pump thinks her world has ended when her father, the only person who believed in her poetry, suddenly dies. That is, until she meets Jim Jim.
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Jazmin's Notebook
By Nikki Grimes
Jazmin Shelby was "born with clenched fists"-which is okay, since she's got a lot of fighting ahead of her. Her dad died a couple of years back, and now that her mom's in the hospital, it's just he...
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My Man Blue
By Jerome LaGarrigue, Nikki Grimes
Blue lost one boy to the streets and is determined that this time will be different. And Damon knows that even though he's the "man of the house," there's room for a friend like Blue in his life. A...
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The Road to Paris
By Nikki Grimes
A Coretta Scott King Honor BookParis has just moved in with the Lincoln family, and she isn't thrilled to be in yet another foster home. She has a tough time trusting people, and she misses her bro...
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Bronx Masquerade
By Nikki Grimes
While studying the Harlem Renaissance, students at a Bronx high school read aloud poems they've written, revealing their innermost thoughts and fears to their formerly clueless classmates.
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Walt Disney's Pinocchio
By Nikki Grimes
The adventures of the wooden puppet boy whose nose grew whenever he told a lie.
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