Pearl Verses the World

ISBN: 0763648213

Author: Murphy, Sally

Condition: New

At school, Pearl is a group of one, and at home her beloved granny is fading. A poignant gem of a tale about independence, grief, and finding your place.Pearl likes to write poems, but despite the insistence of her teacher, Ms. Bruff, Pearls poems dont rhyme, and neither does she. She wishes she could grow gills so she could stay underwater in swim class without drowning. And she hasnt a clue why perfect Prudence bumps her desk and sends her pencils flying. Pearl thinks theres no nicer sound than the bell at the end of the day, even though back at home, Granny, always a crucial part of their family of three, sometimes doesnt recognize Pearl, and Mom is tired from providing constant care. In a lyrical novel told with clear-eyed sympathy, humor, and heart, Sally Murphy follows a girl who holds fast to her individuality even as she learns to let go- and in daring to share her voice, discovers that maybe shes not a group of one after all.