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Ode to grapefruit : how James Earl Jones found his voice / Kari Lavelle ; illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Lavelle, Kari, (author.). Collier, Bryan, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Before there was Mufasa--before there was Darth Vader--there was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter and dreaded having to talk in class. Whenever James tried to voice his thoughts, his words got stuck in his throat. But James figured out a solution for his shame: if he didn't speak, he wouldn't stutter. And so he was silent--until he wrote his own poem, Ode to Grapefruit, and found a love for poetry. ...Text, ... art, and ... backmatter about stuttering pair together for a ... picture book about how a boy who refused to speak for eight years learned to manage his stutter through poetry--and grew up to become an EGOT-winning performer with a voice few could forget"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 059337276X
  • ISBN: 9780593372760
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book"--Copyright page.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Jones, James Earl > Childhood and youth > Juvenile fiction.
Jones, James Earl.
Actors > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American boys > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Stutterers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Stuttering in children > Juvenile fiction.
Actors > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile fiction.
Stutterers > Juvenile fiction.
Stuttering > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Biographies.
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 16 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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Madison Main Library J BIO JONES LAV (Text) 30229101350782 Juvenile Biography Available -

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