# Words with Wings - Hardcover

by **Nikki Grimes** (Author)

**In this Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, Children's Literature Legacy Award-winner Nikki Grimes explores though her celebrated poetry how a supportive teacher can be the key to unlocking a dreamer's imaginative power through creative writing.**

Gabby's world is filled with daydreams. However, what began as an escape from her parents' arguments has now taken over her life. But with the help of a new teacher, 'Gabby the dreamer' might just become 'Gabby the writer' and the words that once carried her away might allow her to soar. Written in vivid, accessible poems, this remarkable verse novel is a celebration of imagination, of friendship, of one girl's indomitable spirit, and of a teacher's ability to reach out and change a life.

**Coretta Scott King Author Honor book  
NCTE Notable Children's Books in the English Language Arts**  
**Kirkus Reviews Best Book**

### Author Biography

_New York Times_ bestselling author **Nikki Grimes** 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 _Ordinary Hazards_ as well as picture books _Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice_ and _Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope_. She won the Coretta Scott King Award for _Bronx Masquerade_ and earned a Coretta Scott King Author Honor five times--for _Words with Wings_, _Jazmin's Notebook_, _Dark Sons_, _Talkin' About Bessie_, and _The Road to Paris._ Visit nikkigrimes.com

**Number of Pages:** 96

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 7.5 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** September 01, 2013

**Award:** Coretta Scott King Award (2014)

**Award:** Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2014)

**Award:** Keystone to Reading Book Award (2015)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Words with Wings

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.3

**Point Value:** 1

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