JIMI & ME - Hardcover

Jaime Adoff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786852143 ISBN 13: 9780786852147

Publisher: Jump At The Sun, 2005

Synopsis

On today's Shanna Show, our sassy star collects several clues that help preschoolers explore the different Kwanzaa objects and their meanings. Simple words and fun rhyme make learning about Kwanzaa so much fun and inspire young children to develop self-esteem, creativity, storytelling abilities, and problem-solving skills-all critical to further learning. Harambee!

About this title

About the Author:

Jaime Adoff is the author of the critically acclaimedThe Song Shoots Out of My MouthandNames Will Never Hurt Me. The son of the late Newbery Medal-winning author Virginia Hamilton and renowned poet Arnold Adoff, he lives in Ohio.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6-9–Rendered penniless by the murder of his wealthy, record-producing father, 13-year-old biracial Keith and his mom are forced out of their fancy Brooklyn apartment to live with his father's sister in small-town Hollow Falls, OH. Once there, Keith enrolls in school where by day he fights off bullies and befriends Veronica, a popular and gorgeous blond who soon works her way into his affections. By night, he funnels his grief and frustrations into the Jimi Hendrix songs he plays on his guitar. But Keith's grief morphs into rage when his mom discovers that his father had another woman on the side and a son named Jimi, and he vows to track them down and make them pay. Written in line breaks with Hendrix's lyrics interspersed throughout, Adoff's novel features unique characterizations–especially Keith–whose mixed heritage and bright paisley '60s attire sets him apart from the other teens in his school and from many other characters in YA literature. However, the plot, although easy to follow, tends to drag, and the overly moralized conclusion seems too preemptive to be realistic. Teen readers will respect Keith for his individuality and drive to save himself and his mother from poverty, but will be rolling their eyes by the novel's forced finale.–Hillias J. Martin, New York Public Library
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About this edition

• Publisher: Jump At The Sun
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0786852143
• ISBN 13: 9780786852147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336