![]() ![]() In the end, Grace is voted to play for Peter Pan and proves herself to be ‘amazing Grace’ in that Christmas play. MCMXCVIII by SHAY YOUNGBLOOD Adapted from the book, Amazing Grace ' by MARY HOFFMAN OMCMXCI Printed in the United States of America All Rights Reserved. Name of Book : Amazing Grace Author : Mary Hoffman Illustrator : Caroline Binch Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Audience : Ages 4-8 Summary : Grace has a vibrant creative imagination and she likes to enter into her story world and pretend to be the main character of the stories she encounters. ![]() Why do you think this boosted Grace’s confidence levels so effectively? Grace loves stories, whether they’re from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. When Grace finds herself discouraged by her classmate’s claims that she couldn’t play Peter Pan, her Nana motivates her by showing her a black ballerina’s performance. ![]() What do you think Grace and her challenges represent in the journey of success? How has minority rights and status developed over the twenty-nine years since Hoffman’s book was first published? Was the change for the better or worse? This is also what the inspiring journey of British writer Marry Hoffman’s story, Amazing Grace begins with. ![]() “You can be anything when you want when you put your mind to it.” This is what Grace’s Nana tells her when her classmates denied her of the role she yearns to try for in the school play, on the grounds of her gender and race. ![]()
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