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The Road to Paris (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books) Hardcover - 2006

by Nikki Grimes

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Putnam Juvenile. Used - Very Good. 2006. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Slight shelf wear. Very Good. (Subject: ).
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  • Title The Road to Paris (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books)
  • Author Nikki Grimes
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 153
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Putnam Juvenile, New York
  • Date 2006-10-05
  • Bookseller's Inventory # SIN0008667
  • ISBN 9780399245374 / 0399245375
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 5.92 x 0.69 in (21.64 x 15.04 x 1.75 cm)
  • Ages 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 700
  • Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, African Americans
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005028920
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

Paris has just moved in with the Lincoln family, and isn't thrilled to be in yet another foster home. She has a tough time trusting people, and she misses her brother, who's been sent to a boys' home. Over time, the Lincolns grow on Paris. But no matter how hard she tries to fit in, she can't ignore the feeling that she never will, especially in a town that's mostly white while she is half black. It isn't long before Paris has a big decision to make about where she truly belongs.

Nikki Grimes has created a portrait of a young girl who, in the midst of being shuffled back and forth between homes and realizing things about other people and the world around her, gradually embarks on the road to discovering herself.

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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"In clear short chapters, Grimes tells a beautiful story of family, friendship, and faith from the viewpoint of a child in search of home in a harsh world. [I]t is the human story behind the case file that readers will remember." —Booklist, starred review

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.