NAMES
This is the name of Garvey's sister.
Angela
This is where Garvey put the lunchbox he gets for his birthday.
in "the coal black of my closet." (p.1)
How old is Garvey in the first poem.
7
This is when the author makes comparisons that are meaningful but not literally true.
Figurative Language
What is the theme of tomorrow's school spirit day?
Rhyme without Reason
This is the name of Garvey's favorite singer.
Luther Vandross
Angela hears Garvey sing here for the first time.
Chorus practice
Who teaches Garvey to play chess?
his mother
This is when the beginning sound is repeated. For example, "My brain is beginning to bulge with brand-new muscles." (p. 25)
alliteration
Which civil rights leader graduated from college at the age of 15?
Dr. Martin Luther King
This is Manny's real name.
Emmanuel
This is the first place, Manny and Garvey meet in school.
Chorus
What is the name of the poem in which Garvey tries out for chorus.
Garvey's Choice
This is a comparison using like or as.
simile
Which abolitionist led 70 enslaved people to safety using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
This is the name of Garvey's favorite TV show.
Star Trek
This is where Garvey sings for his father.
What does Manny teach Garvey.
He teaches Garvey to ignore the insults and believe in himself.
This is the form of poetry that Nikki Grimes used for Garvey's Choice.
Tanka
Who was the most photographed man in the 1800s?
Frederick Douglass
This is the name of the author of Manny's favorite cookbook.
Elianna
In the first grade, Garvey met Joe in this place.
the playground
What happens in the last poem of the book.
Garvey and his father sing a duet.
this is the atmosphere or emotion that an author tries to conjure for their story. (For example, "It was a dark and stormy night)
Mood
Who wrote and read her poem, The Hill We Climb, at President Biden's inauguration in 2021.
Amanda Gorman