Words with Wings

Honesdale, Pennsylbania: WordSong - An Imprint of Hightlights, 2013. First Edition . Hard Back. Fine/Fine. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4. Vazquez, Eva - Jacket Illustration. 84 Pages. Book and jacket are in brand new gift quality condition. This is a reinforced trade edition with light blue boards with spine titles in gold and the book title in impressed on the cover. Explain this, please. Mom names me for a creature with wings, then wonders what makes my thoughts fly. Gabby's world is filled with daydreams. However, what began as an escape from her parents' arguments has now taken over her life. In her new home with only her mother, Gabby misses the way their family used to be. In her new school, she'salways alone. The kids see her as a Shy Girl Who Lies Inside Her Head and tease her. Her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, while her mother scolds her for drifting off. Will Gabby ever find a way to keep her thoughts grounded. Or could her daydreams help her take flight. But with the help of a new teacher, Gabby the dreamer might just become Gabby the writer, and words that carried her away might allow her to soar. Written in vivid, accessible poems, this remarkable verse novel is a celebration of imagination, of friendship, of one girl's indomitable spirit, and of a teacher's ability to reach out and change a life. Nikki Grimes has been awarded a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award. Words with Wings has been named a 2014 ALSC Notable Children's Book in the middle readers category.