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| In this warm and humorous story by the award-winning poet and author, a young girl whose laughter often hides emotions she’s afraid to reveal learns how to deal with her feelings—good and bad. "Youngsters will warm up immediately to the feisty Koya, a ’90s Pollyanna with a witty edge."—Publishers Weekly |
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| From Publishers Weekly
Sisters Koya and Loritha get along very well, though they don't always see eye to eye. Koya never loses her temper and does her best to keep everyone happy. Her sister's propensity for being accomodating doesn't sit well with Loritha when she is double-crossed by Koya's best friend, Dawn. Instead of sticking up for Loritha, Koya continues to be buddies with Dawn so that her feelings won't be hurt. In a rather dramatic, epiphanic moment, Koya realizes that it's okay to be angry sometimes, and finally gives Dawn a piece of her mind. All is forgiven, and the three girls are friends again. Meanwhile, such events as a double-dutch contest and a visit from the DeLaney sisters' cousin, a famous pop singer, keep Greenfield's ( Under the Sunday Tree ; Africa Dream ) plot rolling along at a sprightly clip. Youngsters will warm up immediately to the feisty Koya, a '90s Pollyanna with a witty edge. Ages 8-12.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4 - 6-- Koya is a bright, giggly African-American sixth grader who lives with her parents and older sister, Loritha. Loritha and her best friend are members of the double-dutch jump-rope team and are practicing for the championship competition. When a rift develops between the two friends, and during subsequent events, Koya tries to be the peacemaker and ``good girl'' until the role gives her the blues. When she finally screams her displeasure, she realizes that anger is an appropriate and healthy emotion to be expressed rather than subdued. Her relationships with family and friends improve almost immediately. This has a somewhat laborious beginning, but the plot eventually unfolds into an enjoyable story with credible characters and conflicts.
- Helen E. Williams, formerly at University of Maryland, College Park
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
| This story of an African-American girl whose problem is a refusal to get mad is more like a series of somewhat idealized vignettes of inner-city African-American family and school life with a very modest underpinning of plot. "Koya Delaney" was one of six books assigned for Book Bowl reading in my children's own inner-city school. It's the only one I didn't find engaging. It's possible that some girls might really like it, but for the rest of us, it's a wash. |
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