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Can I read Meet Danitra Brown on EtoBox?
Meet Danitra Brown by Nikki Grimes is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Meet Danitra Brown about?
According to Zuri, the speaker here, Danitra is "the most splendiferous girl in town." Zuri respects Danitra's quirks (she wears only purple clothing) and admires her ability to walk away from boys who taunt her about her glasses. Zuri is, moreover, grateful that "Danitra knows just what to say to make me glad." Grimes's poetry has a very deliberate rhyme scheme, but it also smoothly describes a number of vignettes and links them with consistent themes and characterizations. Issues of race, feminism and family structure are delicately incorporated, and successfully build an emotional connection for the reader. Cooper's misty oil paints depict two proud, happy kids in an often grim urban landscape
Who reads Meet Danitra Brown?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Nikki Grimes
- Publisher
- Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780688120740
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Children'S, Poetry
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (4 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14