Kids will like Dyamonde and find her relatable. The characters are well-developed and the plot is entertaining. “This series of chapter books for younger readers is off to a great start. Jones and Clementine set.” - School Library Journal, January, 2010 Read by the author with gentle humor, this delightful book will find an audience with the Junie B. Over time, the two African-American children discover common threads in their lives and gradually become friends in Nikki Grimes’s beginning chapter book (Puffin, 2010), the first title in a projected series. “Dyamonde is a take-charge kind of girl who isn’t willing to take “no” for an answer. And when Dyamonde Daniel decides to do something, it usually gets done!Ī charming book about friendship and fitting in, delightfully read by the author, Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel is surefire listening for the younger set. Dyamonde is determined to find out what’s bothering him. In fact, he seems to be in a permanently bad mood. Unfortunately, Free doesn’t want to be friends.

Then Free shows up, and there’s an even newer kid in class who might also need a friend.

The thing is, Dyamonde has just moved to a new school, and she’s impatient for a best friend. Just ask her.” With these opening lines, best-selling author Nikki Grimes introduces us to a new character kids are bound to love, a super smart third grader with wild-crazy hair and a can-do attitude. “Dyamonde Daniel was a gem waiting to be discovered.

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