Diets that include too much soda, junk food, and processed food combine with sedentary lifestyles. is suffering catastrophic health crises due to widespread obesity and the related epidemic of Type II diabetes. For years, experts in public health have warned that the U.S. This is an important story because of Garvey’s weight problem. Garvey’s newfound talent leads to healthy self-confidence and an improved personal relationship with his father. Thanks to Joe and another good friend, Garvey finds the confidence to try out for concert choir, and his success with singing helps him strive toward healthier management of his weight problem. He’s picked on at school for being overweight. He fears that his sports-loving father sees him as an alien. He’s into reading, astronomy, and chess, activities that don’t involve a lot of running and coordination.
Garvey is named for black nationalist Marcus Garvey. Davalos McCormick, “The Sandwich that Killed Luther Vandross” (2011)Īn engaging verse novel for middle grade readers employing the tanka poetic format, GARVEY’S CHOICE features an overweight boy who seeks to discover his own voice as he struggles with body issues and his father’s disapproval. “Do you really want to eat a sandwich named after the man it killed?” Vandross died in 2005, at the young age of 54, of a heart attack. That might explain some of his health problems that included diabetes and high blood pressure, both linked to bad diet and being overweight. “.Legend has it that Luther Vandross, the wonderfully soulful R&B singer, created the original sandwich. While that sounds like a meal already, the brioche is cut in half and stuffed with a piece of buttermilk fried chicken and wedges of applewood smoked bacon.’ “The Luther is ‘a house-made brioche donut, glazed in maple-chicken a jus and topped with warm pieces of oven-baked pecans. Such a strong 5* book, aimed at kids, but I'd like to give a copy to everyone I meet.
This is a fantastic story about the power of friendship and being yourself! Now, did you see/hear the Tanka (Japanese origin) rhythm? Manny is the albino boy met in chorus, who has LONG ago figured out how to be different.
Joe is just that cool friend that 'gets' you, and likes reading and chess like Garvey.
G's Dad wants to talk football his older sister too easily teases him for his weight his Mom always is supportive classmates tease in the halls between classes but G has found friendship with Joe and then Manny. While technically it is poetry, the rhythm is hidden in a beautiful story about Garvey. Want to feel better today? Read this book.
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