Overview
The unforgettable, heartwarming and deeply moving, coming-of-age story of an unlikely friendship and what it takes to discover one's greatness. Jesse, a rambunctious, 5th grade loner, has an intelligence and imagination that has always made him appear awkward. An "everyman," with ever-changing mood and grace, he develops a bond with the beautiful and infinitely more popular Khalilah that only tragedy can rip apart Using the shape shifting metamorphosis of caterpillars - from craving, crawling, earthbound creatures, to graceful winged beauties - it is a powerful story about life, love, and faith that organically expands and becomes more emotionally complex with each turning page. "It gives you the ability to reach higher ground and keep climbing. Gave me hope and showed there were possibilities in life." Oprah Winfrey "The book is so pure!" says Hollywood Writer/Dir., Tim Chey, "I read it in ONE sitting and absolutely LOVED IT. It's as engaging as it is valuable." "Jesse is the Charlie Brown for the next generation." M. Williams CA Science Center Bold, beautiful, perceptive and raw, this transcendent work, takes you deep inside the mind of an insightful character whose saving grace is talking to himself. The story will make you laugh, cry and question, "When the age of innocence is lost, how do you rebuild what remains?" Jesse is a hero for all ages. One who proves that, "When there's greatness inside, who says you can't fly?" *Academic Language and Common Core Standards aligned.
- | Author: Aaron Braxton
- | Publisher: Independently published
- | Publication Date: Oct 27, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 764 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1729301428
- | ISBN-13: 9781729301425
