His voice and his guitar playing bring the songs to life, and make the audiences beg for more. With narrator linda stephens musical voice, come sing, jimmy jo is as moving as the melodies the johnson family sings. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Elevenyear old james johnson lives in appalachia, where he is part of a. Katherine patersons book, come sing, jimmy jo tells a wonderful story, and really brings the characters to life. Katherine paterson set come sing jimmy jojacob have i. Come sing, jimmy jo by katherine paterson readathome mom. Katherine paterson set come sing jimmy jojacob have i lovedbridge to terabithiapreachers boy katherine paterson on. Teaching the selected works of katherine paterson by lois t stover. Come sing, jimmy jo by katherine paterson fictiondb.
Come sing, jimmy jo is a 1985 childrens novel written by american novelist katherine paterson. Download audiobooks by katherine paterson at and save. Editions of come sing, jimmy jo by katherine paterson. Written by newbery, national book award, and laura ingalls wilder medal winner katherine paterson the johnsons are becoming country music stars. As his popularity grows, james will have to decide what is more important to himfame or family. Had bridge to terabithia been katherine patersons only book, her fame would be secure in the. Katherine paterson s book, come sing, jimmy jo tells a wonderful story, and really brings the characters to life. The book focuses on a west virginia boy named james. The book offers innuendos that will be more understandable to adults than most children readers. In this novel there are many triumphs and truths to overcome for one small, eleven year old boy.
These include an affair between his mother and her brotherinlaw and a mothers jealousy of her sons success more obvious to kids. Katherine paterson is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees from qualifying purchases at. Come sing, jimmy jo by katherine paterson goodreads. Certainly katherine paterson has a gift, and its a blessing to as jimmy jo johnsons grandmother tells him early in this book, the lord dont give private presents. The more books from cover to cover episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch. Stories of my life npr coverage of stories of my life by katherine paterson. The quest of the grail knight preachers boy rebels of the heavenly kingdom the smallest cow in the. Written by newbery, national book award, and laura ingalls wild. Millions of readers have been enchanted by katherine paterson s books, which include newbery medalwinning bridge to terabithia. Jimmy jo s gift is singing and picking, and the novel reveals the upsets generated in his family, and in his own selfimage, by jimmy jo s becoming a new, rising country music star. His voice and his guitar playing bring the songs to life. Caution is advised when presenting this book to a child to read. Come sing, jimmy jo is about elevenyearold james, known as jimmy jo on stage, who is told by his grandmother that god has given him a gift that he must use.
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