Grimes, Nikki

A collection of poems which tells the story of the first Easter.

Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents' divorce, and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her. Until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams, " Gabby grows more confident about herself and her future.

Xavier is unhappy when his mother remarries and he suddenly has a new stepbrother, as well as a stepfather, in his home.

A boy enjoys every moment of a special day with his father, as they play in the park, share french fries, and see a movie together. Includes activity ideas for parents and children.

A group of high school students grow in understanding of each other's challenges and forge unexpected connections as they prepare for a boys versus girls poetry slam.

In Ordinary Hazards, Nikki Grimes wields her words to shine light into the darkness of her past. In the course of this remarkable memoir in verse, she shows how grace, wisdom, and the power of words can help a brave soul conquer the ordinary, and extraordinary, hazards of life.

A pregnant teenager finds support and forgiveness from God through a book of poetry presented from the Virgin Mary's perspective.

Alternating poems compare and contrast the conflicted feelings of Ishmael, son of the Biblical patriarch Abraham, and Sam, a teenager in New York City, as they try to come to terms with being abandoned by their fathers and with the love they feel for their younger stepbrothers.

A collection of poems by Nikki Grimes in which a child learns about prayer from his father, whose prayers carry the family through each day.

A biography of the woman who became the first licensed African American pilot.