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Almost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book
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Almost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book Hardcover - 2010

by Grimes, Nikki; Christie, R. Gregory [Illustrator]

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  • Hardcover

Dyamonde really wants red high-top sneakers. A classmate tells her it's her mom's job to give her what she needs, but when Dyamonde tries that argument, her mom teaches her a lesson by "literally" only giving her what she needs. Illustrations.

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G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2010-10-28. Hardcover. Good. 5x0x7.
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  • Title Almost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book
  • Author Grimes, Nikki; Christie, R. Gregory [Illustrator]
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
  • Date 2010-10-28
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0399251774-3-25860792
  • ISBN 9780399251771 / 0399251774
  • Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.08 x 5.35 x 0.61 in (17.98 x 13.59 x 1.55 cm)
  • Ages 07 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 4
  • Reading level 630
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Conduct of life, Schools
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010002282
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Dyamonde really wants red high-top sneakers. Too bad they're so expensive! A classmate tells her it's her mom's job to give her what she needs, but when Dyamonde tries that argument, her mom teaches her a lesson by literally only giving her what she needs. Now Dyamonde is down to almost zero outfits! But then she finds out one of her friends has it much worse, and she's determined to do what she can to help.

Coretta Scott King Award winner Nikki Grimes' third book starring the unstoppable Dyamonde Daniel will delight fans and new readers alike, with energetic storytelling, relatable situations and Dyamonde's spitfire personality.

From the publisher

Nikki Grimes conveyed the fire-in-the-belly fervor of a Harlem girl who knows she was born to write in Jazmin's Notebook, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. In My Man Blue, a Booklist Editor's Choice and Newsweek Children's Books of the Year selection, her artful words expressed a boy's journey from skepticism to trust. And now with Bronx Masquerade she presents a rich chorus of eighteen voices, singing openly about ideas, feelings, and questions--things that open minds, invite debate, provide release. A recent Booklist review proclaims: "As always, Grimes gives young people exactly what they're looking for--real characters who show them they are not alone."

An accomplished poet, novelist, journalist, and educator, Ms. Grimes was born and raised in New York City and now lives in the Los Angeles area.

You can learn more about her at this website address: www.visitingauthors.com

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Citations

  • Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2010, Page 92
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2011, Page 58
  • School Library Journal, 01/01/2011, Page 76

About the author

Nikki Grimes is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of dozens of children's and young adult books as well as a poet and journalist.

Among the many accolades she has received are the Golden Dolphin Award (2005), the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children (2006), the Coretta Scott King Award (2003) for Bronx Masquerade, and the Horace Mann Upstanders Award (2011) for Almost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book. Additionally, her book Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope (illustrated by Bryan Collier) was a New York Times bestseller, and she was acknowledged as an NAACP Image Award Finalist in 1993 for her book Malcolm X: a Force for Change. Her books Meet Danitra Brown (illustrated by Floyd Cooper), Jazmin's Notebook, Talkin' About Bessie (illustrated by E.B. Lewis), Dark Sons, The Road to Paris, and Words with Wings were each awarded Coretta Scott King Honors. Visit her online at www.nikkigrimes.com.