make way for dyamonde daniel by nikki grimes

Free thinks his family is poor because he can no longer buy all of the things that he wants, while Dyamonde argues that poor would be having to go without the things he needs, like food and shelter.

Kirkus ReviewsĪudio Book Review: This second book in the Dyamonde Daniel series begins with Dyamonde and Free debating the definition of poverty. Young readers will wish they had a friend like Dyamonde. Christie’s light pen-and-ink sketches bring these good-hearted characters to life.

Fast-paced, believable urban school situations, including a memorable visit to a thrift store, make this a particularly relevant series entry for chapter-book readers. Damaris’s hidden life in a homeless shelter becomes public through her poetry, and the three friends learn together about true wealth. When shy, enigmatic Damaris also enters the competition, the duo becomes a trio. A poetry contest with a cash reward offers Free the hope of a coveted video game. Free, whose father’s job loss has meant unfamiliar and unwelcome belt-tightening, is challenged by ever-optimistic Dyamonde to rethink his definition of what it means to be poor. “Dyamonde liked to know everything, and she’d made up her mind that she was going to get to know Damaris Dancer.” Third graders Dyamonde and her friend Free make a new friend and discover what it really means to be rich. Halfway to Perfect: a Dyamonde Daniel Book (Book 4) You'll enjoy the other books in the series:Īlmost Zero: a Dyamonde Daniel Book (Book 3) Dymonde’s can-do attitude and lively spirit will endear her to readers. In this fantastic follow-up to Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel, Nikki Grimes tackles big issues like homelessness in a sensitive, kid-friendly way. 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. 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. Dyamonde Daniel is excited about the local library’s poetry contest, and so is her friend Free.

Make way for dyamonde daniel by nikki grimes