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Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice

Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice

Lavelle, Kari
Collier, Bryan

Hardcover

BiographyGeneral Juvenile NonfictionSelf Help

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 059337276X
ISBN13: 9780593372760
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: Jul 30 2024
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.50 Width: 9.70 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James--a stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child...and ultimately found his voice through poetry.

A National Council of Teachers of English Honor Book

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.

Lyrical text, stunning art, and compelling backmatter about stuttering pair together for a remarkable 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.

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