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Catching a Storyfish

Catching a Storyfish

Author: Janice N. Harrington
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Publication Date: 03 Jan 2023
ISBN-13: 9781662660078
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A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year. This lyrical middle-grade novel-in-verse celebrates the power of story and of finding one's individual voice. Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts school, it's even worse than she expected, as the kids tease her about her southern accent. Now Keet, who can "talk the whiskers off a catfish," doesn't want to open her mouth. While fishing with her grandfather, she learns the art of listening and gradually, she makes her first new friend. But just as she's beginning to settle in, her grandfather has a stroke, and even though he's still nearby, he suddenly feels ever-so-far-away. Keet is determined to reel him back to her by telling him stories; in the process she finds her voice and her grandfather again. ACooperative Children's Book Center Choices Selection.


Author Description


Janice N. Harrington is an award-winning poet and children's book author. Her children's books include Buzzing with Questions, Busy-Busy Little Chick, and Going North. A former librarian and professional storyteller, Harrington now teaches creative writing in the Department of English at the University of Illinois.






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