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PEARL VERSES THE WORLD

Pearl
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Murphy
Author's First Name: 
Sally
Illustrator's First Name: 
Heather
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Potter
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2011
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 
Since her father left before she was born, Pearl has always lived with her mother and grandmother. Granny has taught her that poems do not have to rhyme, and Pearl resents having to write them “with lots of rhyme and rhythm,” like her teacher, Miss Bruff, expects. Pearl has an especially difficult time with rhyme and feels no rhythm in her life now that Granny has become ill and no longer recognizes her. This story aptly captures Pearl’s feelings of loneliness as she faces the loss of her grandmother.  Seven to Ten. Lynda Adamson
Saddened by her Granny’s declining health, Pearl’s verses in poetic prose lack the rhyme and rhythm her teacher expects. Pale watercolors underscore Pearl’s feelings in her “group of one” as she humorously depicts her clueless classmates.

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Meeting Notes September 23

by ladamson - 09/29/2011 - 11:07am
Meeting Notes September 23
  • Needs more readers.