{"product_id":"garveys-choice-9781629797403","title":"Garvey's Choice","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGarvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus, Garvey finds a way to accept himself, and a way to finally reach his distant father--by speaking the language of music instead of the language of sports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cb\u003eNikki Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the ALA Children's Literature Legacy Award, and the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her books include her critically acclaimed memoir in verse \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Hazards\u003c\/i\u003e as well as picture books \u003ci\u003eKamala Harris: Rooted in Justice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBarack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e. She won the Coretta Scott King Award for \u003ci\u003eBronx Masquerade\u003c\/i\u003e and earned a Coretta Scott King Author Honor five times--for \u003ci\u003eWords with Wings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJazmin's Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Sons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTalkin' About Bessie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Paris.\u003c\/i\u003e Visit nikkigrimes.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wordsong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50650583662866,"sku":"9781629797403","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ef890cb-6df4-43e5-b9ad-4452907aac7a.jpg?v=1737247741","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/garveys-choice-9781629797403","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}