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Almost Zero

Audiobook

Dyamonde Daniel has her eye on a new pair of red high-top sneakers. Following some bad advice from a classmate, she thinks she has the right idea to go about getting them – by demanding her mother buy them! Unfortunately for Dyamonde, Mrs. Daniel doesn't appreciate being told what to do and decides to teach her daughter a lesson. Soon Dyamonde finds herself in a clothing crisis, with almost zero to wear!

Dyamonde is furious. But she begins to realize that some people have troubles much greater than hers . . . including her friend, Isabel Martinez, whose family has suffered a real crisis. Deciding she must she must help the Martinez family, Dyamonde enlists the aid of everyone she knows to do so.

Witty and endearing, this heart-warming tale – read by Nikki Grimes herself – beautifully displays the difference between "wanting" and "needing."


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Series: Dyamonde Daniel Publisher: Full Cast Audio Edition: Unabridged
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  • ISBN: 9781936223527
  • File size: 26775 KB
  • Release date: October 2, 2013
  • Duration: 00:55:46

Formats

OverDrive Listen audiobook

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:630
Text Difficulty:2-3

Dyamonde Daniel has her eye on a new pair of red high-top sneakers. Following some bad advice from a classmate, she thinks she has the right idea to go about getting them – by demanding her mother buy them! Unfortunately for Dyamonde, Mrs. Daniel doesn't appreciate being told what to do and decides to teach her daughter a lesson. Soon Dyamonde finds herself in a clothing crisis, with almost zero to wear!

Dyamonde is furious. But she begins to realize that some people have troubles much greater than hers . . . including her friend, Isabel Martinez, whose family has suffered a real crisis. Deciding she must she must help the Martinez family, Dyamonde enlists the aid of everyone she knows to do so.

Witty and endearing, this heart-warming tale – read by Nikki Grimes herself – beautifully displays the difference between "wanting" and "needing."


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