Ayoung girl thinks of her mom as a superhero, a doctor, her North Star. She feels loved in her mother's arms and capable of conquering the world. But when her beloved role model unexpectedly dies, she cant even cry; sadness is too overwhelming. As she struggles with grief, she must learn how to carry on while keeping the memory of her mother very much alive inside her heart. In moving poems, Hope Anita Smith explores a personal yet emotionally universal subject: the death of a parent. Through the eyes of a child and then a young woman, these poignant poems, together with stunning folk-art images, powerfully capture the complicated feelings of someone who shows great hope, strength, and will to overcome.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company
ISBN-10
080508231x
ISBN-13
9780805082319
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183959314
Product Key Features
Author
Hope Anita Smith
Format
Sewn,PAPER over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Poetry Texts & Poetry Anthologies
Additional Product Features
Illustrator(s)
Hope Anita Smith
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations, Colour Illustrations, Frontispiece
Author Biography
HOPE ANITA SMITH is the author of the award-winning books The Way a Door Closes and Keeping the Night Watch. A professional storyteller and in-school poet, Hope teaches poetry-writing workshops to all grade levels. She lives in Los Angeles, California.