Pub Date: October 1, 2021
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0740
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 09 to 12
Physical Info: 0.56" H x 8.07" L x 5.53" W ( 0.58 lbs) 208 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Sports and Recreation | General | African American and Black | Family | Multigenerational
Description: A heartwarming story about finding your place, in the ropes and out.
Brief description:
Joy Jones has taught creative writing and public speaking to middle school students and coached poetry slam teams. Her book Tambourine Moon was chosen in 2000 as a Kid's Pick of the Lists by the American Booksellers Association, selected as one of the best books for children by the black caucus of the ALA, and seen on Fox TV's hit show The Bernie Mac Show. She is also the author of Fearless Public Speaking. Joy is the director of The Spoken Word, a performance poetry ensemble, and founder of D.C. Retro Jumpers, an all-ages double Dutch group. She lives in Washington, DC.
Review Quotes:
Black Caucus of the American Library Association BCALA, 2020 Best of the Best Booklist