Dyamonde Daniel is excited about the local library?s poetry contest, and so is her friend Free. The prize is one hundred dollars?just think what they could buy with that much money! But when they find out that Damaris, one of their classmates, has been living in a homeless shelter, their ideas about what it means to be rich or poor start to change. And when they get to know Damaris, they realize the one who could use the prize money the most also happens to be the best poet in class.
In this fantastic follow-up to Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel, Nikki Grimes tackles big issues like homelessness in a sensitive, kid-friendly way. Dymonde?s can-do attitude and lively spirit will endear her to readers.
| ISBN: | 9780399251764 |
| Publication date: | 29th October 2009 |
| Author: | Nikki Grimes, R Gregory Christie |
| Publisher: | G.P. Putnam's Sons an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 95 pages |
| Series: | A Dyamonde Daniel Book |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity Funny Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
Dyamonde Daniel is excited about the local library?s poetry contest, and so is her friend Free. The prize is one hundred dollars?just think what they could buy with that much money! But when they find out that Damaris, one of their classmates, has been living in a homeless shelter, their ideas about what it means to be rich or poor start to change. And when they get to know Damaris, they realize the one who could use the prize money the most also happens to be the best poet in class.
In this fantastic follow-up to Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel, Nikki Grimes tackles big issues like homelessness in a sensitive, kid-friendly way. Dymonde?s can-do attitude and lively spirit will endear her to readers.
Rich features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity, Funny, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Rich is available in Hardback
Rich was written by Nikki Grimes, R Gregory Christie and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Rich has 95 pages
Yes it is part of A Dyamonde Daniel Book series