As a teacher for many years I have read and shared hundreds of books with students. This one is exceptional. Last year, desperate to really reach my third grade, low-achieving, inner city students, I looked through some books that I had put away. MEET DANITRA BROWN was among them, but for some reason I never read it before that moment. I took it to school the next day, hoping the children would enjoy the book, but not daring to hope for more. This powerfully poignant book elicited dialogue from my students as well as written responses that I didn't know was possible. What a motivator! Just because I taught third graders, please do not doubt the power of the text to transcend any age. The older a person the more they will be able to bring to the text. I would love to use this book with a group of inner city high school students. The rhythm and punch of the poetry(no turn-off to boys or girls at all)pulls the listener/reader in. The illustrations are icing on the (tough) cake of life. The lessons and morals within Nikki Grimes' language are unforgettable. I cannot say enough about the quality of this book except this: Fabulous!

This book is wonderful. In a time when many boys do not have strong male role models, this book gives a wonderful example of a man mentoring a boy who needs him. The book is full of poetry, and beautiful illustrations. It teaches wonderful values, and is a must for any family. Excellent!

This book, as well as the others in the series, is great for teaching young kids about things, from messy rooms to jealousy. Each book is realitively short but contains a message. They help kids find ways of dealing with these things and how to prevent it.

The story of Cinderella is my favorite. When I was little I would watch this movie over and over. The music the plot itself, it was all so breath taking.This is a great book and I hope there are many more like this to come.

My daughter fights me everytime I try to comb her hair. This book has helped her understand that it doesn't have to be a battle. Also, she can read the book aloud when she gets her hair styled.

A positive, self-affirming book for every little African-American girl with the incredibily impossible but beautiful, curly, long, tangled and naturally textured hair that occurs only in youth, and before all the chemical treatments we subject our beautiful hair to as we get older. Mothers and daughters will relate to this simply rhymed, easily read and enjoyable book. Sure to become a favorite, especially just before the weekly/daily hair combing tug-of-war, which will strike a chord with many African-American children. Lovingly illustrated with true-to-life and entertaining pictures. An excellent children's book at a very low price!

"It's hard to keep track of all I've known, all the faces, which is the real reason I'm keeping this notebook." This was a intersting quote that comes from an unusal book named Jazmine's Notebook. All she does is write in her notebook about what she has done in her life and what happens to her. She also writes these poems. Her father died a few years back and she says that she still misses him and still thinks that she sees him. She has had troubled lif . Her mom is an alcholic who is in a hospital.
I didn't really like the book that much. It just had a girl who didn't really having an exciting life.

Jazmine is a 14-year old who lives with her sister, CeCe, in Harlem, NYC during the 1960's, where danger is everywhere. She's smart, strong, and talented with a poetic gift. Her mother is in the hospital for drug use, and they don't have enough money to buy food, but she fights through it all, and tries to find her purpose in life.
Jazmin's Notebook was not a very interesting book. It didn't catch my intrest at the begining. There are some parts that caught my interest because when she was smoking and almost got raped, I continued to read to see what happened next. Overall the book doesn't have the spark for today's youth to read and enjoy.
I would recommend this book to kids in the sixth and seventh grades. The literature is realitvy easy to read. This book is for entertainment, and to show how people who don't have much money live.

Jazmin's Notebook was not the best book. Seeing on how I had to read it, it seemed to be more boring . To me it was a regular book. Just about a girl grwoimg up in New York City. What seems so different there? Thats what I thought when I stared to read it . Jazmin writes in her notebook everyday. She writes a lot or poems , but also she writes about her life. She wrote about how he dad died, how her mom is int he hodpital for drinking, how her sister CeCe is taking care of her , and how its like to be 15 and growimg up. Yea her life was alittle different but still it didnt make this book very interesting to read. I enjoy a book that keeps me on my toes and this book didnt do that as much as others have. There was one time that sticks out in my mind that kept me on my toes, thats probably wonder why it sticks out . See Jazmin was going to this party with her friend, and there were not many girls there , well to me exact there was only 2 girls there , her and and her friend. There were a few guys there too. Jazmin felt pretty safe around them becuase she could stick up for herself no matter if it was a guy or a girl . She knews that if one of them got drunk or high that they might wanna try something with her . Everyone at the party was smoking weed Jazmin too. She got hazy and had to lay down, When she woke she awoke next to a guy at the party. This guy did try to do things with her , but like
I said she stood up for herself . This was the only good part that kept me on my toes !I couldnt really relate to this part , but it was fun to read something different like that, and this book !