Versify, 2023-03-01
Just Right Jillian
Just Right Jillian
Paperback
SKU:9780358755302
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It’s hatching season at Jemison Elementary—and for shy fifth-grader Jillian, it’s time to break out of her own shell. With encouragement from friends, unexpected allies, and lessons from baby chicks, Jillian finds the courage to step forward, speak up, and be seen.
- Make Way for Books Annotation
Tender, wise, and full of hope, this story traces one girl’s quiet but determined journey toward courage. As Jillian wrestles with grief and self-doubt, she learns that true bravery often begins with the simple, daring act of believing she belongs.
Book Details
Book Details
Readability • 4.0
Age Range • 8-12
Pages • 224
Subjects • Fiction • Schools • Contests • Courage • Grandmothers • Self-esteem • Bashfulness • Romans • School children • Grandparent and child • Chicks • Bullying • African Americans • Juvenile works • Shyness • JUVENILE FICTION • Estime de soi • Novels • African American girls • AElaeves du primaire • Grands-maeres • AEcoles • Social Themes • School & Education • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Fictional Work • School fiction • Concours et compaetitions • Filles noires amaericaines • Poussins
Categories • Juvenile Fiction | School & Education • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural • Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
In this heartfelt middle grade novel from debut author Nicole D. Collier, fifth grader Jillian must learn to speak and break free of her shell to enter her school's academic competition and keep her promise to her grandmother.
Fifth grader Jillian will do just about anything to blend in, including staying quiet even when she has the right answer. After she loses a classroom competition because she won't speak up, she sets her mind on winning her school's biggest competition.
But breaking out of her shell is easier said than done, and Jillian has only a month to keep her promise to her grandmother and prove to herself that she can speak up and show everyone her true self.
A warm and relatable middle grade debut novel about family, friendship, and finding the confidence to break free from the crowd and be who you truly are.
- A CCBC Best of the YearA Bank Street College Best Book of the Year
