A Girl Named Mister

Name: A Girl Named Mister
Brand: Harper Christian
Availability: InStock
Author: Nikki Grimes
ISBN: 9780310399605

Author: Nikki Grimes

Narrator: Nikki Grimes

Unabridged: 2 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blink

Published: 08/24/2010

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Novels In Verse, Diversity & Multicultural, Poetry, Social Themes

Synopsis

Nikki Grimes, a bestselling author known for titles such as Dark Sons, Barak Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope, and Voices of Christmas has written a gripping book from the perspective of a girl named Mister (Mary Rudine) who finds herself momentarily distracted from her faith commitment to purity by a handsome boy named Trey. After one night of weakness, Mister finds her entire life has changed, even if she can’t yet accept all the changes occurring within her are real. When the emotional scars of losing her innocence are more lasting than she imagined, Mister turns to a book of her mother’s, which contains poems from Mary’s perspective. As both Mister and Mary’s voices play out in the story, a full and meaningful portrait of Christian faith, trust, and forgiveness emerges, along with the truth that God can use even the most unplanned events in our lives for his greater glory.

About Nikki Grimes

New York Times bestselling author Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2016 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award and the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include ALA Notable book What is Goodbye?, Coretta Scott King Award winner Bronx Masquerade, and Coretta Scott King Author Honor books Jazmin's Notebook, Talkin' About Bessie, Dark Sons, The Road to Paris, and Words with Wings. Creator of the popular Meet Danitra Brown, Ms. Grimes lives in California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Samantha

I absolutely loved this book. Once I started reading it I simply couldn't stop and ended up reading it all at once. A Girl Named Mister is the story of a 14 year old girl who breaks her promise of abstinence to God and finds herself pregnant after her first time having sex. Throughout the book we go......more

Goodreads review by Donna

I discovered this book in our high school library as I was looking for books for a black history month display that celebrates poetry. So many YA novels are now being written in verse. This one caught my attention because it included a teen who finds herself pregnant at age 14 as she discovers a boo......more

Goodreads review by Tina

Original post at One More Page I'm not a poetry person. When I was younger, I tried my hand at writing some poems because I wanted to be a writer. I started off with the poems with correct syllables and enough rhymes, and then I graduated to free verse poems which didn't have the same poetic tone tha......more

Goodreads review by Eva-Marie

I read this today, this morning, while I drank my coffee. :) It's a very fast book, even for a slower reader I'm sure. I hadn't any plans to read this actually although I have heard of Nikki Grimes before I didn't have any of her books on my to-read list. I was walking through the library and hauling......more