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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2017 | Picture Book
Gr 1–4—Roy, a Jamaican immigrant to Canada, emails his friend Leroy to tell him about his first day of school. Roy wakes up hearing Bob Marley and the Wailers, his father's favorite band, and thinks about the meaning behind the lyrics. As he leaves for school, a neighbor calls Bob Marley a great man and gives Roy a Bob Marley pin to wear on his first day. Roy is nervous, but he becomes excited when he sees a poster of Bob Marley in his principal's office and is delighted when he is introd...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
Roy, who has emigrated from Jamaica, emails his friend Leroy about his first day of school in his new Canadian city. He's greeted with Bob Marley ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More