No Ordinary Sound (American Girl Beforever Series: Melody #1)

by Denise Lewis Patrick, Juliana Kolesova (Illustrator)

Overview

Melody is an optimistic, enthusiastic girl growing up in Detroit, Michigan during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. She is excited and proud to share a special surprise with her family. She's been chosen to sing a solo for Youth Day at her church! But what song will she choose? She gets advice from her big brother, and is also inspired by her older sister, but it's the inspirational words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that help her pick the perfect song. There are many unfair things happening during Melody's time, even to people in her own family. But it's an unimaginable tragedy in the South that leaves Melody silent. Who can help her lift her voice and sing? Who will inspire her to keep stepping?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609587239
Publisher:	American Girl Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	American Girl Beforever Series: Melody , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
Lexile:	640L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Denise Lewis Patrick grew up in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Lots of relatives lived nearby, so there was always someone watching out for her and always someone to play with. Every week, Denise and her brother went to the library, where she would read and dream in the children's room overlooking a wonderful river. She wrote and illustrated her first book when she was ten—she glued yellow cloth to cardboard for the cover and sewed the pages together on her mom's sewing machine. Today, Denise lives in New Jersey, where she still loves to read, write, and make books.