Questo autore approfondisce temi di storia e radici familiari, concentrandosi sullo stile letterario ed esplorazioni profonde del passato. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata dalla capacità di dare vita a eventi e personaggi storici in modo coinvolgente e accessibile. L'esperienza con varie forme letterarie, dai romanzi alle opere teatrali e alla saggistica, dimostra la versatilità e la profondità della loro espressione artistica. L'enfasi dell'autore sulla narrazione storica e personale offre ai lettori una prospettiva unica sulla connessione duratura tra passato e presente.
"In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton"-- Provided by publisher
A shift in perspective can change everything. This brilliant new novel from the author of The Seventh Most Important Thing celebrates kids who see the world a little differently. April is looking for an escape from the sixth-grade lunch hour, which has become a social-scene nightmare, so she signs up to be a "buddy bench monitor" for the fourth graders' recess. Joey Byrd is a boy on the fringes, who wanders the playground alone, dragging his foot through the dirt. But over time, April realizes that Joey isn't just making random circles. When you look at his designs from above, a story emerges... Joey's "bird's eye" drawings reveal what he observes and thinks about every day. Told in alternating viewpoints--April's in text and Joey's mostly in art--the story gives the "whole picture" of what happens as these two outsiders find their rightful places.