Two of a Kind -- Summer Shift -- Cheri -- Hope -- First Day -- Gabby -- Words with Wings -- Getting Started -- Gone -- Concert -- Games -- Adjusting -- Setting the Table -- Washing Dishes -- Laundry -- Report Card -- Explain This, Please -- Nothing New -- Arabesque -- A Trip to Thailand -- Mom's Complaint -- Maybe -- Sled -- Snowflake -- Waterfall -- Mom -- Favorite Words -- Missing My Old School, My Old Life, My Old Family -- Parent-Teacher Talk -- Mom the Nurse -- Wishful Thinking -- Teased -- Stuck in Dreamland -- I Quit -- Color-blind -- Perfect -- Home Work -- Correction -- Persistent -- Macaroni Memory -- Spring -- Butterfly -- Carousel -- Roller Coaster -- Willow -- Closer -- Switch -- Inside Joke -- My New Best Friend -- Stilts -- Dragon -- Camp Dreams -- Tent -- Planetarium -- Comet -- Teacher -- Practice, Practice -- Firefly -- Sand -- Uh-oh -- Later -- Canyon -- Idea -- Announcement -- Good Night -- Home -- It's Here! -- All In -- Author -- Fair Is Fair.
Summary:
Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents divorce and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her ... until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams," Gabby grows more confident about herself and her future. This verse novel poignantly celebrates the power of writing and the inspiration a good teacher can deliver.
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