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Ode to grapefruit : how James Earl Jones found his voice Cover Image Book

Ode to grapefruit : how James Earl Jones found his voice

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"--

Record details

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

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"This is a Borzoi book"--Copyright page.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.

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  • 5 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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