Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
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Authors: Nikki Grimes
Make Way
for
DYAMONDE
DANIEL
Rude Boy
“What’s the matter with the new boy? With Free?”
“What do you mean, sweetie?” Mrs. Cordell called everybody “sweetie.”
“How come he’s mad all the time?”
“I don’t know, Dyamonde. Why don’t you ask him?”
Dyamonde practically choked at the very thought.
“Never mind,” muttered Dyamonde.
I like Mrs. Cordell and all
, thought Dyamonde,
but that’s crazy. No way am I asking Rude Boy anything.
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First published in the United States of America by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2009
Published by Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2010
Text copyright © Nikki Grimes, 2009
Illustrations copyright © R. Gregory Christie, 2009
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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE G, P. PUTNAM’S SONS EDITION AS FOLLOWS:
Grimes, Nikki.
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel / Nikki Grimes;
illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
p. cm.
Summary: Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel at home.
[1. Moving, Household—Fiction. 2. Friendship—Fiction. 3. African Americans—Fiction.]
I. Christie, Gregory, date. ill. II. Title.
PZ7.G88429Mak 2009 [Fic]—dc22 2008026788
ebook ISBN: 978-1-101-65739-3
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For Maleah—N. G.
For Sandra Green—R. G. C.
Dyamonde Daniel
was a gem waiting to be
discovered…
Dyamonde Daniel
Meet Dyamonde, a third-grader with wild-crazy hair and a zippy attitude. She’s super smart and has met just about everyone in her new neighborhood. The only thing she’s missing is a best friend.
Free
The new boy! He’s super tall and growls at everyone. Is he as rude as he seems, or is there more to him than that? Dyamonde is determined to figure him out.
The Three T’s
Tanya, Tylisha and Tameeka—known as the Three T’s—are nice enough to Dyamonde at school, but she’s not really part of their group.
Dyamonde’s mom
Dyamonde’s parents are divorced, so it’s just Dyamonde and her mom these days. Her mom is proud of her daughter’s awesome brainpower, but she isn’t about to let Dyamonde get away with anything!
