With the sure touch she brought to the beloved Newbery Medal winner Sarah, Plain and Tall, in Kindred Souls Patricia MacLachlan guides children into the understanding that death is a natural part of life.
Ten-year-old Jake has always been close to his grandfather Billy--so close that Jake's mother calls them kindred souls. Each morning, Jake and Billy take a walk around the family farm. Billy often tells Jake stories of living in a sod house on the prairie.
When Billy goes into the hospital, Jake decides the best gift he can give his beloved grandfather is a sod house. Billy moves to the sod house when he leaves the hospital and spends his last days living there.
| ISBN: | 9780060522995 |
| Publication date: | 23rd April 2013 |
| Author: | Patricia MacLachlan |
| Publisher: | Katherine Tegen Books an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Genres: |
Stories about Family and Friends People / Places PSHE: Family Issues PSHE: Bereavement and Grief Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life PSHE: Bullying and Discrimination Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Personal safety Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways |