03300cam a2200385 4500 761917010 TxAuBib 20230213120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781490609690 1490609695 df384612-4e24-4a91-ad97-7e45828714e0 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1550559 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Grimes, Nikki. Words with Wings [Libby]. Recorded Books, Inc., 2014. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 19MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 19MB. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Gabby's world is filled with daydreams. Now, what began as an escape from her parents' arguments has taken over her life. But with the help of a new teacher, Gabby the dreamer might just become Gabby the writer. Written in vivid accessible poems, this verse novel is a celebration of one girl's indomitable spirit and of a teacher's ability to reach out and change a life. Review Quotes: * ." . . Grimes has written a novel in verse that is an enthusiastic celebration of the power of words and imagination. . . Always accessible, Grimes' language is vivid, rhythmic, and figurative. . . Grimes' words speak to the daydreamer in every reader." —"Booklist", starred review Review Quotes: " . . . Grimes packs substantial emotional heft into her poems, especially the way that Gabby's parents' separation weighs on her. . . her poems lovingly convey the rich inner life (and turmoil) of a girl in the process of finding her voice." —"Publishers Weekly" Review Quotes: * "In this delightfully spare narrative in verse, Coretta Scott King Award-winning Grimes examines a marriage's end from the perspective of a child. . . Throughout this finely wrought narrative, Grimes' free verse is tight, with perfect breaks of line and effortless shifts from reality to dream states and back. An inspirational exploration of caring among parent, teacher and child—one of Grimes' best." —"Kirkus Reviews", starred review. Media Type: Audiobook. Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book. Notable Children's Books. Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-04-13 10:07:10. Ade-Salu, Mutiyat. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1694-1/1550559-WordsWithWings.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1694-1/1550559-WordsWithWings.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DF384612-4E24-4A91-AD97-7E45828714E0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1694-1/1550559-WordsWithWings.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1694-1/1550559-WordsWithWings.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DF384612-4E24-4A91-AD97-7E45828714E0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) RV8