Free Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes

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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…

The World of Dyamonde Daniel
    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!



 
New Kid
    Dyamonde Daniel was a gem waiting to be discovered. Just ask her.
    So what if she had wild-crazy hair and was skinnier than half a toothpick? On the inside, she was extraordinary. Plus super smart. As a matter of fact, she had more brains in her tiny little pinky thanmost kids had in their whole entire bodies.
    When Dyamonde was a little kid, she had to keep that to herself. Why? ’Cause her mom said her being super smart was a family secret. “So you can’t tell anyone,” said her mom.
    Puleeze!
thought Dyamonde.
Give me a break!
    Back then, she believed her mom, though. What do you want? She was just a kid.
    Then one night Dyamonde heard her mom talking on thetelephone, telling someone how