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A review by abigailbat
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes
3.0
Dyamonde Daniel is a girl with a lot of smarts and energy, but she's lacking one important thing: a best friend. She and her mother recently moved and Dyamonde started at a new school. When a kid even newer than her joins her class, Dyamonde is surprised to see how rude he is to everyone. She senses that there's more to this kid Free than meets the eye and she's determined to get to the bottom of it. It turns out that Dyamonde and Free have more in common than she ever thought they would.
This is a rather slight story, but one with a positive message of getting to know people before you judge them and finding common ground on which to build a friendship. There is a *severe* shortage of early chapter books written by people of color and also with protagonists of color, so this is definitely a series to know about. It's a series that can be useful in starting discussions and teaching about bullying and creating a safe place.
This is a rather slight story, but one with a positive message of getting to know people before you judge them and finding common ground on which to build a friendship. There is a *severe* shortage of early chapter books written by people of color and also with protagonists of color, so this is definitely a series to know about. It's a series that can be useful in starting discussions and teaching about bullying and creating a safe place.