"Gooney Bird Greene stood up beside her desk in the middle of the room. 'Can I tell the story?' she asked.

Author: Lois Lowry   
Format: Paperback
Published: Random House, 2002

"Gooney Bird Greene stood up beside her desk in the middle of the room. 'Can I tell the story?' she asked. 'Can I be right smack in the middle of everything? Can I be the hero?'" So Gooney Bird Greene tells a series of "absolutely true" stories starring none other than herself. Through her stories, her classmates get to know the new kid whose clothes, lunches, and, best of all, imagination are just as unique and creative as her name. In the process, two-time Newberry Award winner Lowry introduces young readers to the concepts and elements of storytelling.