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	Williams-Garcia, Rita. CLAYTON BYRD GOES UNDERGROUND New York : Amistad, 2017 IL 3-6, RL 4.4 ISBN 0062215914 (3 booktalks)
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	Booktalk #1 Cool Papa Byrd is a blues man. And his grandson Clayton thinks he is the best. Cool Papa lets Clayton come to some of his gigs even though they have to keep it secret from his mother. Clayton doesn't understand why she hates her own father so much. Especially since it is Cool Papa Byrd. But she wants nothing to do with the blues or that life even mentioned in her house. When Cool Papa dies in the night, Clayton's life is turned upside down. How can he go on without Cool Papa? Without the blues? He has to come up with a plan. Booktalk #2 Clayton is a boy who loves to play the blues and idolizes his Grandpa, Cool Papa Byrd. Cool Papa and his friends have a band and enjoy playing wherever anyone will listen. When Cool Papa suddenly passes away and Mama sells all of his things at a yard sale, Clayton decides to run away to find Cool Papa’s friends. This touching story about a boy and his loss will keep you turning the pages to find out how it ends. Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2018-2019 Booktalk #3 Nothing makes Clayton happier than playing the blues with his grandfather, “Cool Papa.” When Cool Papa suddenly dies, Clayton’s mother is quick to discard all of his possessions, some of which were promised to Clayton. Worse still, she seems completely ready to move on with her life! Clayton decides that his only option is to run away and join Cool Papa’s old band of Bluesmen, which leads Clayton on a grand “underground” journey through the New York City Subway. (Garden State Children's Book Awards nominee, 2020)
	SUBJECTS: African Americans -- Fiction. Bereavement -- Fiction. Blues (Music) -- Fiction. Family life -- Fiction. Grandfathers -- Death -- Fiction. Grandparent and child -- Fiction. Subways -- Fiction.

Williams-Garcia, Rita.
CLAYTON BYRD GOES UNDERGROUND
New York : Amistad, 2017
IL 3-6, RL 4.4
ISBN 0062215914

(3 booktalks)

Click on the book to read Amazon reviews

Booktalk #1

Cool Papa Byrd is a blues man. And his grandson Clayton thinks he is the best. Cool Papa lets Clayton come to some of his gigs even though they have to keep it secret from his mother. Clayton doesn't understand why she hates her own father so much. Especially since it is Cool Papa Byrd. But she wants nothing to do with the blues or that life even mentioned in her house. When Cool Papa dies in the night, Clayton's life is turned upside down. How can he go on without Cool Papa? Without the blues? He has to come up with a plan.

Booktalk #2

Clayton is a boy who loves to play the blues and idolizes his Grandpa, Cool Papa Byrd. Cool Papa and his friends have a band and enjoy playing wherever anyone will listen. When Cool Papa suddenly passes away and Mama sells all of his things at a yard sale, Clayton decides to run away to find Cool Papa’s friends. This touching story about a boy and his loss will keep you turning the pages to find out how it ends. Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2018-2019

Booktalk #3

Nothing makes Clayton happier than playing the blues with his grandfather, “Cool Papa.” When Cool Papa suddenly dies, Clayton’s mother is quick to discard all of his possessions, some of which were promised to Clayton. Worse still, she seems completely ready to move on with her life! Clayton decides that his only option is to run away and join Cool Papa’s old band of Bluesmen, which leads Clayton on a grand “underground” journey through the New York City Subway.
(Garden State Children's Book Awards nominee, 2020)

SUBJECTS:     African Americans -- Fiction.
                        Bereavement -- Fiction.
                        Blues (Music) -- Fiction.
                        Family life -- Fiction.
                        Grandfathers -- Death -- Fiction.
                        Grandparent and child -- Fiction.
                        Subways -- Fiction.