Flying Lessons & Other Stories
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فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2017
Lexile Score
800
Reading Level
3-4
نویسنده
Dominic Hoffmanشابک
9781524721145
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
Starred review from November 14, 2016
This short story collection, edited and introduced by We Need Diverse Books cofounder Oh, features 10 stories “for all of us” from authors who include Kwame Alexander, Soman Chainani, Meg Medina, and Walter Dean Myers. Each story stands on its own, but the collection as a whole highlights the importance of perspective, perseverance, wonder, courage, and creativity during the middle school years. A thoughtful entry from Matt de la Peña, written in second person, centers on a Mexican-American teenager who does well at school but sees basketball as a “path to those tree-lined lives they always show on TV.” In Grace Lin’s delightful “The Difficult Path,” literacy proves an unexpected ticket to a life with pirates for a Chinese girl eager to escape an arranged marriage. And Jacqueline Woodson’s elegiac “Main Street” focuses on the relationship between an 11-year-old white girl and her “tall and brown and beautiful” best friend in a New Hampshire town where “the leaves were the only color.” Thought provoking and wide-ranging, this first anthology from WNDB should not be missed. Ages 8–12. Agent: Barry Goldblatt, Barry Goldblatt Literary.
There's a story for every listener in this lively and winning anthology from We Need Diverse Books. Dion Graham brings just the right energy and keen understanding to Matt de la Pe�a's brilliant "How to Transform an Everyday Hoop Court Into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium." Tim Federle's "Secret Samantha," as narrated by Julia Whelan, is another standout, and authors Meg Medina, Tim Tingle, and Kwame Alexander each bring their own authentic voices and storytelling chops to their entries. All of the narrators here deliver skilled readings, matching the moods of the 10 stories. It's a collection to be savored and the perfect introduction to these superb authors. J.M.D. � AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
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