A GIRL CALLED JOY
JENNY VALENTINE * CLAIRE LEFEVRE
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A heartwarming and joyful series about family, friends and never being too small to make a difference.
Meet ten-year-old Joy Applebloom, a girl with a knack for finding the silver lining in even the darkest of rain clouds.
After years of traveling the world with her parents and older sister, Claude, Joy and her family move to the UK, and in with her grumpy, rule-obsessed grandpa. Despite her excitement about attending school for the first time, Joy finds the new adjustments a bit harder than she expected.
It's just as Joy finds her usual irrepressible positivity and zest for life waning that she discovers a plan to remove her school's mighty oak tree, and in her determination to fight back discovers the depth of her own courage, the fierceness of her own conviction, and the power of human connection.
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Meet ten-year-old Joy Applebloom, a girl with a knack for finding the silver lining in even the darkest of rain clouds.
After years of traveling the world with her parents and older sister, Claude, Joy and her family move to the UK, and in with her grumpy, rule-obsessed grandpa. Despite her excitement about attending school for the first time, Joy finds the new adjustments a bit harder than she expected.
It's just as Joy finds her usual irrepressible positivity and zest for life waning that she discovers a plan to remove her school's mighty oak tree, and in her determination to fight back discovers the depth of her own courage, the fierceness of her own conviction, and the power of human connection.
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"Told from Joy’s first-person point of view, the storytelling is clever and funny while dealing with age-appropriate challenges. Lefevre’s clean and imaginative black-and-white illustrations are scattered throughout this relatable and charming story. Comical and whimsical, with a lovable and precocious narrator."
-- Kirkus Reviews
"Written from Joy’s viewpoint, the first-person narrative is sometimes amusing, sometimes touching, and consistently involving."
-- Booklist
"The first person narration sparkles and nicely done black and white images are scattered throughout. Joy is one you will be happy to have spent some time with and luckily this is just the beginning."
-- Always in the Middle
"A Girl Called Joy is an upbeat and lighthearted story about growing up and making friends, incorporating themes of environmental and global awareness. Joy’s cheerful optimism shines through the first person narration of this charming English import, and her voice is both funny and heartfelt."
-- Youth Services Book Review
