Yolonda's Genius
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Eleven year-old Yolonda has a little brother, Andrew, who never talks much. Andrew is having trouble learning to read. But Andrew loves to play on an old harmonica given to him by his dad and can imitate any sound he hears. Andrew likes to play blues music. Yolonda has always looked out for her little brother, who is now in the first grade. One day, however, Yolonda forgets to pick up her little brother from the park, as she is teaching a friend how to bake a cake. Some mean boys take Andrew's harp away from him and destroy it, thus silencing his music. Read this book to find out how Yolonda got Andrew another harp. Find out how Yolonda figures out that her little brother is really a genius with his music and goes to great lengths to get him noticed at a country music blues festival in Chicago .
Note: This book won a 1995 Newbery Honor.
By Carol Fenner. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division. 1995. 211 Pages. Fiction. Suggested ages 9+.
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