Stacey’s Extraordinary Words
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 28, 2021
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- Who it’s for
- A warm, accessible story about finding comfort in words and speaking up when it feels hard.
- Themes
- Perseverance, Finding confidence to speak up, Comfort in reading
- Genres
- Kids Biographies, African American Life (U.S.), Biographies of Women for Kids
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#1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner! The debut picture book from bestselling author Stacey Abrams is an inspiring tale of determination, based on her own childhood. Stacey is a little girl who loves words more than anything. She loves reading them, sounding them out, and finding comfort in them when things are hard. But when her teacher chooses her to compete in the local spelling bee, she isn’t as excited as she thought she’d be. What if she messes up?
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Or worse, if she can’t bring herself to speak up, like sometimes happens when facing bullies at school? Stacey will learn that win or lose . . . her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all. Plus don't miss the follow-up from the same team, Stacey's Remarkable Books!
Words Take Courage
A warm, accessible story about finding comfort in words and speaking up when it feels hard.
Come here for
- A child’s love of reading, sounding out, and finding comfort in words
- A gentle take on nerves, bullies, and perseverance
Expect
- An inspiring picture-book story based on Stacey Abrams’s childhood
- A reminder that words matter, whether you win or lose
Where it sits
| Kids Biographies | 28% |
|---|---|
| African American Life (U.S.) | 26% |
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 14% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US Biographies
- US: African American Stories
- Girls & Young Women
- School Stories
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- New Experiences
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Values & Virtues
- Bullying
- Authors
- Stacey Abrams
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 28, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Perseverance · Finding confidence to speak up · Comfort in reading
- Reading lane
- US Biographies