A controversial new teacher at Bayside Preparatory School introduces the exciting world of art to aspiring artist Bettina Valentino and her fifth-grade classmates, encouraging them to see everyday life in a different way.

• ISBN: 9780374307530
• Author: Daly, Niki
• Published: 2009, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Themes: art, School, teacher
• Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, South Africa
• No. of pages: 112