Title: Words with wings
Description: Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents divorce and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her...until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams," Gabby grows more confident about herself and her future. This verse novel poignantly celebrates the power of writing and the inspiration a good teacher can deliver.
Subjects: Imagination, Families, Juvenile fiction, Writing, Family life, Novels in verse, Fiction, Stories in rhyme, Girls, Moving, American poetry, Poetry, 1000blackgirlbooks, Creative activities and seat work, Word games, Mothers and daughters, Teacher-student relationships, Friendship, Confidence