Grimes, N. (2016). Garvey’s choice. Honesdale, Pennsylvania: WordSong.
Overview: The book Garvey’s Choice is a verse novel. The poem style used in the book is Tanka. Tanka is an ancient poetry from Japan. In the back of the book the author shares information about the poetry style. Each poem is like a new chapter in the book. The story tells about a boy named Garvey. He uses food to deal with his emotions. He is not what his father wants him to be. Kids at school bully him. He makes a friend named Jo that helps him feel accepted. He struggles with his relationship with his father. His father loves sports and always tries to get Garvey to participate in sports. Garvey is not an athlete. He likes Sci Fi books and music. He joins the chorus at school and really finds his niche. He does not tell his family about it, until the end. He invites them to the performance. At the end his relationship with his father changes and they discover they have music in common.
Level: Middle Grades
Written on reading level - Lexile 620
Genre - Realistic Fiction - Poetry
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