Yolonda's Genius by Carol Fenner
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Description/Notes
African American Yolanda tries to prove that her young brother, who does poorly at school, is really a musical genius. (Best Books for Children, 6th ed.) After moving from Chicago to Grand River, Michigan, fifth grader Yolonda, big and strong for her age, determines to prove that her younger brother is not a slow learner but a true musical genius. When they move from Chicago to a smaller, safer town, Yolonda is scornful of her new school, and her brother Andrew is having trouble learning to read. All he likes to do is play the harmonica given to him by his father to teethe on. Yolonda knows that's the way he "talks", and she's convinced that Andrew has a true musical gift.