I really like Grace's explosive passion for acting out through many characters' journeys and enjoying every moment of it. You see the everyday life of Grace acting out many different roles from fictional characters to real life people of the past, and most of all she really loves listening to all kinds of stories.
Mary tells everyone that the trip was “mind-blowing” and she had a fantastic time with Grace’s family and enjoyed her time in Africa.Ĭhristopher's review: The Amazing Grace book is a really cheerful and wonderful book to read.
Surprising fact: Before making the Amazing Grace book, both Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch visited the real Grace, her mother and her Grandmother in Africa and used them as character models for their book. When her school plans a performance of Peter Pan, she longs to play Peter, but her classmates say that he was a boy, and besides, he wasn’t black.īut Grace’s Ma and Nana tell her she can be anything she wants if she puts her mind to it Sometimes she plays the leading part, sometimes she is a cast of thousands. This is an excellent book to reinforce the need for mentors, the ability for self confidence, and the courage to perform.The blurb: Grace loves to act out stories. Coupled with the writing of the author, this is an inspirational book for all young girls who push the societal images of what a black female young girl can truly accomplish. The artistry of Caroline Binch brings Grace to realistic life. Reinforcing their belief in Grace, her mother takes her to the grand theater where a young black woman is highlighted as Juliet in the ballet performance of Romeo and Juliet. Grace holds her head up high, pulling together all her self confidence and shows the class at tryouts that she can indeed be the best Peter Pan of the class. But, wonderfully, Grace has two very strong mentors, her mother and grand mother who never doubt Grace's dreams and abilities. She is told she is NOT a boy and cannot be Peter Pan. An excellent way to show the things that hinder a young girl of her age in her time of life, her classmates strongly discourage her dream. When Peter Pan is going to be played on stage, her class strongly discourages her wish of portraying this character. She must read about the characters to properly know their story before she can accurately act it out to perfection.Īs she studies Joan of Arc, the wooden horse at the gates of Troy, a pirate who has the disadvantage of a peg leg, the famous Indian maiden Hiawatha, and Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book depicting Mowgli, she also dreams of perhaps becoming a doctor. But, first there is childhood to live through, and, at an early way, Grace acted out some of her best-loved stories.
Read about Grace, a spunky, tenacious young girl who dreams many things, including the future she would like to attain as an adult.
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