Readers are welcomed back to the world of Dyamonde Daniel in a big way with the sixth installment in the series, Wild Ride: A Dyamonde Daniel Book . Dyamonde Daniel wants only one thing for Christmas - a sewing machine to make her own clothes instead of sprucing up used thrift store items. Instead, a shiny red bike sits next to the Christmas tree. As Dyamonde offers excuses to not ride the bike, her mother grows suspicious, and her friends get annoyed. Nobody understands why Dyamonde is being so secretive. Will she ever be able to come clean and conquer her fear? As in previous titles in the series, Dyamonde learns valuable lessons from experiences with classmates and friends in school and her community and often seeks the advice of her mother in many of these situations. Award-winning author Nikki Grimes once again guides the reader through Dyamonde's life experiences, providing a timely message about appreciation and gratitude. New York Times bestselling author Nikki Grimes lives in Corona, California. Her honors include the Black Authors Hall of Fame, Coretta Scott King Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Children’s Literature Legacy Medal, and the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her work includes the Coretta Scott King Award-winner Bronx Masquerade , Garvey’s Choice: The Graphic Novel , Lullaby for the King , and A Walk in the Woods . Uzo Njoku is a versatile visual artist well known for her mesmerizing motifs used in her pattern making. Her colorful paintings which majorly depict melanin figures in different forms portray them in various contexts of beauty all while incorporating her beautiful patterns in the paintings to create contrast and depth.