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 Garvey in the dark
 Author: Grimes, Nikki

 Publisher:  Wordsong (2022)

 Dewey: 811
 Classification: Nonfiction
 Physical Description: 170 p.,  19 cm

 BTSB No: 402532 ISBN: 9781635925265
 Ages: 8-12 Grades: 3-7

 Subjects:
 COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Poetry
 American poetry

Price: $22.58

Summary:
Capturing the shock and reverberations of the COVID-19 pandemic through poetry, as Garvey's life goes into lockdown and his father becomes sick, Garvey must find a way to use his newfound musical skills to bring hope to both his father and himself.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 3.70
   Points: 1.0   Quiz: 518595

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (09/15/22)
   School Library Journal (10/14/22)
 The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/09/22)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 10/14/2022 Gr 4–8—This companion novel to Garvey's Choice follows Garvey's experiences living through the changes and upsets in 2020 that the start of the pandemic brought. Told in the modern form of tanka poems (31 syllables in five lines), this novel in verse, set in Southern California, shows the routine of daily life for Garvey—being with friends, going to school, attending church, creating music—and the increasing whispers of illness, death, and the looming threat of the "Invisible Beast" (as Garvey and his friend Manny call it). Garvey's mother, a teacher, begins to work from home while his father, an essential worker, still must leave the house, risking exposure to the virus. As Garvey, who is Black, becomes stuck inside more than ever, he longs to participate in the BLM protests sweeping the world in the aftermath of the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. He learns to manage his worries through a supportive family, his deep attachment to music, and books. As Garvey notes as the start of the book, the pandemic has left him different but also the same, a feeling many young readers may relate to. Though it feels rushed at times, this quick read, both in pacing and format, is a moving reflection on our recent past and the ongoing pandemic. Grimes, with her characteristic graceful, emotive poetry, incisively captures and uncertainty, exhaustion, fear, and isolation of the era. VERDICT Top-notch writing with wide appeal. A hopeful tool for processing the pandemic, which has occupied a significant portion of students' young lives.—Amanda MacGregor - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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