1. Duke Ellington Retold by: Grady, Drew, Amanda, K’ahnna

2. Duke Ellington The setting in this book is all over America. The main character in this book is Duke Ellington. Duke went to a place called the cotton club.

3. Duke Ellington The problem in the story was his mom and dad sign him up for piano but he wanted to play baseball. But when he grow up everything was all better.

4. Connection The connection was that I do loved baseball and I do hate the piano. Even if my mom dad signed me up for piano lessons I would hated. I would get to the piano. Shefali does piano lessons. Then I would love the piano.

5. Solution The solution in the story was that Duke decided to play the piano and become a famous piano player.His mom and dad signed him up for piano lessons but he wanted to play baseball. Duke Ellington even made a small band. He was the piano player.The only thing Duke wanted to do was play the piano.

6. Andrea Davis Pinkney Andrea’s mother is a teacher. And Andrea’s father is a fabulous story teller. Pinkney was born on September 25,1963 in Washington D.C. most recently Pinkney won the Carter G. Woodson. “I write every single day because I love it so much.”