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The Way a Door Closes
Contributor(s): Smith, Hope Anita (Author), Evans, Shane W. (Illustrator)
ISBN: 031266169X     ISBN-13: 9780312661694
Publisher: Square Fish
OUR PRICE:   $9.34  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2011
* Not available - Not in print at this time *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: 811.600
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.7" (0.40 lbs) 64 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 70206
Reading Level: 4.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award Winner

In this beautifully written and powerfully moving novel in poems, Hope Anita Smith tells the story of a young man's struggle to accept a father who has walked out on his family.

My best friend, Preacher, is being just that. His sermon today is on fathers and I am his congregation.
Dads are light. They have no roots.
One strong wind, and they're gone.
Out of here. History.

With a click, a bang, a whisper--or no noise at all. There are so many ways that a door can close, but it's not just the closing; it's the knowing. And thirteen-year-old CJ knows too much--about losing his father, about his family's pain, and especially about what it means to hold things together when times are the toughest. Here, in CJ's words, is a portrait of hurt and healing, and finding the strength to open the door again.

The Way a Door Closes is the winner of the 2004 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award and the 2004 Bank Street - Claudia Lewis Award and is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Hope Anita: - Hope Anita Smith is the author of The Way a Door Closes and its sequel, Keeping the Night Watch. A professional story-teller, Hope teaches poetry-writing workshops to all grade levels. A native of Akron, Ohio, Ms. Smith now lives in Los Angeles, California.Evans, Shane W.: - Shane W. Evans studied at Syracuse University School of Visual and Performing Arts and graduated in 1993 and began traveling the world. In addition to contract work in illustration, graphic design and web design for major companies, Evans has conceptualized and illustrated numerous children's books. Many of the books have been featured in the media such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, NBA Inside Stuff, Reading Rainbow and Late Night with David Letterman. Shane has received much acclaim within the children's literary field for his work on children's books such as "Osceola," "The Way The Door Closes," "Shaq and the Beanstalk" and "Take It To The Hoop Magic Johnson." His accolades range from being honored by First Lady Laura Bush at the 2002 National Book Festival, The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and The Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction for Children.