<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for Grimes, Nikki]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for Grimes, Nikki]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/paloalto/rss/search?query=Grimes%2C%20Nikki&amp;searchType=author&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:41:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Lullaby for the King]]></title><description><![CDATA["A lyrical Christmas story about animals coming from around the Middle East to visit baby Jesus, bringing their individual gifts and singing him a lullaby"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S136C2137539</link><guid 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isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S136C1063583</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1063583136</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780439317702/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Walk in the Woods]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grieving son follows a treasure map his late father left him through the woods they used to explore together.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S136C2115768</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S136C2115768</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2115768136</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780823449651/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twice Blessed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things can be much more than things. 
Why do we love the things that we do? The old guitar, the champagne flutes, the miniature model car-and what happens when those objects change hands? In the buying and the selling of things, objects once loved but perhaps discarded or forgotten, we find a treasure trove of untold stories. . . stories of pain, joy, hope, dreams, disappointment. 
What new purposes might unfold when these objects move from old owners to new? What spiritual, unseen things happen in that ordinary human transaction? Can love be passed on through pre-owned possessions?
New York Times bestselling author Nikki Grimes invites us to discover what her grandmother taught her-how there is value in the old and used, and how things are much more than things-they are stories of our humanity. Wise, thoughtful, and unsparingly candid, this unique and moving collection of stories-as-verse helps us on our journeys of letting go, rediscovering purpose, and experiencing redemption and renewal for the worn out and broken places in our hearts. 
Step in, look around, have a listen, and be twice blessed.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C19413923</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C19413923</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/19413923981</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>Yard Sale Stories</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798893480443/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, and New York Times bestselling author Nikki Grimes introduces Glory, Too, a soul-stirring collection of poetry that delves into the depths of faith, hope, and the human experience by one of America's preeminent black poets.

In a marriage of poetry, faith, and worship, Ms. Grimes' poems illuminate the Scriptures that grace every Sunday of the year. Her inimitable voice and imagination offer glimpses of glory we might not otherwise see, throughout the seasons of the year.
With lyrical precision and spiritual insight, she invites readers on a journey of reflection, weaving together themes of grace, redemption, and the enduring power of God's love throughout the year.
As the companion volume to her previous book Glory in the Margins: Sunday Poems, Glory, Too resonates with authenticity and depth, giving testimony to the transformative power of poetry and the enduring hope found in the embrace of God's eternal grace.

High Style
Louboutin stilettos
are recognizable at a distance.
Those shiny red soles
tell you everything.
When Gucci handbags
are in a room,
they virtually shout.
Now, I'm not much for labels,
but I've noticed how
God's garments stand out.
Take the suit, a second skin
made of holiness-a rare fabric,
that usually itches, at first
until the wearer
gets used to it;
Beyond that,
God's personal style
is all about the layered look:
the silk of compassion,
golden threads of kindness
woven through the vest,
humility cinching in the waist,

meekness and patience
falling to the ankles,
and love thickly draped
across the shoulders.
The clothing God designs
is never mistaken
for anyone's but his.
And when we're wise enough
to don his attire,
we look like more
than a million.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C19249495</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C19249495</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/19249495981</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>Poems</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781640609655/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Little Bit Super]]></title><description><![CDATA[In these hilarious stories by some of the top authors of middle grade fiction today, each young character is coping with a minor superpower, while also discovering their power to change themselves and their community, find their voice, and celebrate what makes them unique.

The kids in these humorous short stories each have a minor superpower they're learning to live with. One can shape-shift-but only part of her body, and only on Mondays. Another can always tell whether an avocado is perfectly ripe. One can even hear the thoughts of the animals in the pet store! But what these stories are really about is their young protagonists "owning" a power that contributes to their individuality, that allows them to find their place in the world, that shows them a potential they might not have imagined.

Because if you really think about it, we all have something special and unique about ourselves that makes us a little bit super. We all have the power to change as an individual, to change our communities for the better, to have a voice and to speak up. These playful, thought-provoking tales from some of today's top middle grade authors prompt readers to consider what their own superpower might be, and how they can use it.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C16216546</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C16216546</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Schmidt, Gary D., Cartaya, Pablo, Grimes, Nikki, Henderson, Leah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/16216546981</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>With Small Powers Come Big Problems</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780358659532/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Little Bit Super]]></title><description><![CDATA[In these hilarious stories by some of the top authors of middle grade fiction today, each young character is coping with a minor superpower-while also discovering their power to change themselves and their community, find their voice, and celebrate what makes them unique.
	The kids in these humorous short stories each have a minor superpower they're learning to live with. One can shape-shift-but only part of her body, and only on Mondays. Another can always tell whether an avocado is perfectly ripe. One can even hear the thoughts of the animals in the pet store! But what these stories are really about is their young protagonists "owning" a power that contributes to their individuality, that allows them to find their place in the world, that shows them a potential they might not have imagined.
	Because if you really think about it, we all have something special and unique about ourselves that makes us a little bit super. We all have the power to change as an individual, to change our communities for the better, to have a voice and to speak up. These playful, thought-provoking tales from some of today's top middle grade authors prompt readers to consider what their own superpower might be, and how they can use it.
	Written by Pablo Cartaya, Nikki Grimes, Leah Henderson, Jarrett Krosoczka, Remy Lai, Kyle Lukoff, Meg Medina, Daniel Nayeri, Linda Sue Park, Mitali Perkins, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Gary D. Schmidt, Brian Young, and Ibi Zoboi; coedited by Leah Henderson and Gary D. Schmidt.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C16118586</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C16118586</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henderson, Leah, Schmidt, Gary D., Cartaya, Pablo, Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/16118586981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle/><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063350397/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ab(solutely) Normal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction.

 

A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire learns he has to save his town by (gulp) working with people. As part of her teshuvah, a girl writes letters to the ex-boyfriend she still loves, revealing that her struggle with angry outbursts is related to PMDD. A boy sheds uncontrollable tears but finds that in doing so he's helping to enable another's healing. In this inspiring, unflinching, and hope-filled mixed-genre collection, sixteen diverse and notable authors draw on their own lived experiences with mental health conditions to create stunning works of fiction that will uplift and empower you, break your heart and stitch it back together stronger than before. Through powerful prose, verse, and graphics, the characters in this anthology defy stereotypes as they remind readers that living with a mental health condition doesn't mean that you're defined by it. Each story is followed by a note from its author to the reader, and comprehensive back matter includes bios for the contributors as well as a collection of relevant resources.

 

With contributions by:

Mercedes Acosta * Karen Jialu Bao * James Bird * Rocky Callen * Nora Shalaway Carpenter * Alechia Dow * Patrick Downes * Anna Drury * Nikki Grimes * Val Howlett * Jonathan Lenore Kastin * Sonia Patel * Marcella Pixley * Isabel Quintero * Ebony Stewart * Francisco X. Stork]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C15840589</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C15840589</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki, Downes, Patrick, Pixley, Marcella, Bao, Karen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/15840589981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle>Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798889565062/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garvey in the Dark]]></title><description><![CDATA[What can one voice do?

As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notices. 

Caught up with his friends, school, chorus, and his newfound relationship with his father, he doesn't imagine that the new disease adults are talking about could touch him.

But it will.

When everything changes, when fear moves in, and when all seems dark, Garvey feels helpless. Yet one voice-Garvey's voice-can be a powerful spark in the dark …]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C15558402</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C15558402</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/15558402981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle/><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781705091593/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garvey's Choice]]></title><description><![CDATA["Award-winning author Nikki Grimes's beloved novel in verse Garvey's Choice is now a graphic novel, imaginatively and dramatically illustrated by Little Shaq artist Theodore Taylor III"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S136C2087987</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S136C2087987</guid><category><![CDATA[GRAPHIC_NOVEL]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2087987136</comments><format>GRAPHIC_NOVEL</format><subtitle>The Graphic Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781662660023/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playtime for Restless Rascals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nikki Grimes, Coretta Scott King Award winning author, and acclaimed illustrator Elizabeth Zunon's latest children's masterpiece is a whimsical adventure and rollicking celebration of playtime fun.

	"Time to get to work, little one," I tell you.

	"What work?" you ask.

	Like always,

	you pretend not to understand.

	"Your job is called Play," I say.

	Mom needs to wake up her child whose job is to play. From dancing in puddles to jumping in leaves, and swinging high enough to almost reach the sun, there's so much to do in a fun-filled day.

	For those seeking children's books about diversity, this loving depiction of everyday shenanigans is sure to become a story time favorite. Playtime for Restless Rascals is an African American children's book that celebrates imagination, playful moments, and the love between parents and child.

	Praise for Bedtime for Sweet Creatures:

	"A patient mother with a healthy sense of whimsy helps prepare her headstrong toddler for bed. Zunon's art takes this book to the next level: Her portrayals of the animals mentioned in the text are colorful and full of intriguing patterns and shapes. An adventurous treat of a bedtime story."-Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

	"An adorable and imaginative bedtime story to add to collections for young children...children will engage with the pajama-clad tot's antics and be soothed by the book's positive tone. A fabulous interpretation of an everyday battle."-Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

	Praise for Off to See the Sea

	"Children will delight… This ebullient account of a common childhood experience bursts with love and universal appeal."-Booklist, STARRED REVIEW]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C15348670</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C15348670</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/15348670981</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle/><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781728238944/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glory in the Margins]]></title><description><![CDATA["Glory in the Margins is a gift and a challenge:

a collection that could be well-worn by pastors and prisoners,

could be healing in both a hospital room or busy auditorium,

and could offer inspiration in both the quiet of personal devotion or a bustling sanctuary."

-Dana VanderLugt, Reformed Journal
New York Times bestselling author and poet Nikki Grimes explains, "A study of scripture reveals that Jesus spent a lot of time with people in the margins. As an African American, I live in the margins, and I can tell you that it's a place most of us would rather not be. And yet, I know there is always glory to be found in the margins because of the Lord's presence in, and with us."

"As Poet Laureate of my Grace Brethren Church in Southern California, it's my job to distill the heart of the weekly sermon into a poem. I dive into each week's chosen scripture, viewing it from my own perspective as Black, as woman, as poet, always a little left of center, and looking for the glory to be found in the margins of life, and of the text. Of course, those of us who live in the margins are not what anyone expects, and the very notion that God might speak through us, through me, may seem a bit wild. But he does. 'I will pour out my spirit on all flesh,' said the Lord. God's busy in the hearts of all who call on him."
Glory in the Margins is published under Paraclete Press's Iron Pen imprint. In the book of Job, a suffering man pours out his anguish to his Maker. From the depths of his pain, he reveals a trust in God's goodness that is stronger than his despair, giving humanity some of the most beautiful and poetic verses of all time. Paraclete's Iron Pen imprint is inspired by this spirit of unvarnished honesty and tenacious hope.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C19250921</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C19250921</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/19250921981</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>Sunday Poems</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781640606784/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bedtime for Sweet Creatures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sweet bedtime story from the award-winning author Nikki Grimes about a mother, her little boy, and their imagination-fueled and animal filled journey to get to sleep. It's bedtime. But Mommy's little one is not sleepy. He growls like a bear, he questions like an owl, he tosses his mane like a lion. He hunts for water like a sly wolf, and hides like a snake. Mommy needs to wrangle her sweet creature for sleep in this endearing and imagination-fueled journey to bedtime, from Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes and acclaimed illustrator Elizabeth Zunon.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13507186</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13507186</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/13507186981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle/><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781980082286/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ordinary Hazards]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduring companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13535716</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13535716</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/13535716981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle>A Memoir</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781980042952/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ordinary Hazards]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5156906</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5156906</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5156906980</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle>A Memoir</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781980042952/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Between the Lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[This thought-provoking companion to Nikki Grimes' Coretta Scott King Award-winning Bronx Masquerade shows the capacity poetry has to express ideas and feelings, and connect us with ourselves and others. Darrian dreams of writing for the New York Times. To hone his skills and learn more about the power of words, he enrolls in Mr. Ward's class, known for its open-mic poetry readings and boys vs. girls poetry slam. Everyone in class has something important to say, and in sharing their poetry, they learn that they all face challenges and have a story to tell-whether it's about health problems, aging out of foster care, being bullied for religious beliefs, or having to take on too much responsibility because of an addicted parent. As Darrian and his classmates get to know one another through poetry, they bond over the shared experiences and truth that emerge from their writing, despite their private struggles and outward differences.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13536702</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13536702</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/13536702981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle/><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501962622/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voices of Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gabriel "paced the halls of heaven" as he memorized God's message to Mary. He wondered what she would say. The Christmas story unfolds, as never before, through the voices of those who witnessed the Messiah's birth. Listen to Joseph's struggle. Rejoice with Elizabeth and Zachariah. Worship with the magi. Hear the fear in Herod's voice. Receive the blessing of Simeon and Anna. And, like the shepherds, shout for joy!]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C11977924</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C11977924</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/11977924981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle/><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780310765066/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dark Sons and A Girl Named Mister]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this ebook collection of two best-selling novels by acclaimed novelist Nikki Grimes, we step into the complicated lives of young individuals struggling with identity and acceptance. Journey along the lives of these individuals as they find out just who they really.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C12647282</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C12647282</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/12647282981</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>Two YA Novels</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780310752370/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garvey's Choice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading-anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through the chorus, Garvey finds a way to accept himself, and a way to finally reach his distant father, by speaking the language of music instead of the language of sports. This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13521940</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13521940</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/13521940981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle/><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501938672/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poems in the Attic]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a visit to her grandma's house, a young girl discovers a box of poems in the attic, poems written by her mother when she was growing up. Her mother's family often moved around the United States and the world because her father was in the Air Force. Over the years, her mother used poetry to record her experiences in the many places the family lived. Reading the poems and sharing those experiences through her mother's eyes, the young girl feels closer to her mother than ever before. To let her mother know this, she creates a gift: a book with her own poems and copies of her mother's. And when she returns her mother's poems to the box in the attic, she leaves her own poems too, for someone else to find, someday. Using free verse for the young girl's poems and tanka for her mother's, master poet Nikki Grimes creates a tender intergenerational story that speaks to every child's need to hold onto special memories of home, no matter where that place might be.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13521754</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13521754</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/13521754981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle/><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501907821/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chasing Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if Harriet Tubman and Susan B. 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These questions led Coretta Scott King Award winner Nikki Grimes to create Chasing Freedom, an engaging work of historical fiction about two of the nineteenth century's most powerful, and inspiring, American women.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13522492</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13522492</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/13522492981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle>The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. 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Each of the 18 kids in Mr. Ward's inner-city classroom has something important to say, but some don't even realize it. Then Mr. Ward begins to have “open mic” poetry slams once a month on Fridays. Young adult listeners will identify with the characters in Bronx Masquerade as they explore questions about life and self-expression.]]></description><link>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13520618</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C13520618</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimes, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://paloalto.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/13520618981</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle/><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781490674476/MC.GIF&amp;client=paloaltocity&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>