num_pages: 32
description: Everyday a young girl is disheartened by the things in her neighborhood: the trash on the streets, the graffiti on the walls, and the homeless woman that sleeps in a box.  When she learns the word "beautiful" at school, she sets out to find "something beautiful" in her surroundings.  In her search, this little girl learns to see beyond the barren ugliness of her environment to find beauty in her friendships, her family, and herself.
language: English
title: Something Beautiful
titlecomplete: Something Beautiful
genres: Cultural, Fiction, Family, Social Issues, Picture Books, School, Poverty, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 1306
publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers