Garvey's Choice Emma Otheguy our inner coach can buoy

our inner coach can buoy us up: Focus—you can do this

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Garvey's Choice Emma Otheguy our inner coach can buoyThis emotionally resonant novel in verse by award winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself. Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, readinganything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages