Nikki Grimes

by Jill C. Wheeler

This biography introduces readers to Nikki Grimes, the Coretta Scott King Award winning author who wrote Bronx Masquerade, Talkin' About Bessie, Jazmin's Notebook, What Is Goodbye?, Aneesa Lee and the Weaver's Gift, Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope, the Danitra Brown books, and other titles that often feature African-American main characters. Readers will learn about Grimes's childhood in foster care in New York, her love of reading, important...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161783047X
• ISBN13: 9781617830471
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Checkerboard Library
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6