Kindred Souls (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780060522971)

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.

Author: Patricia MacLachlan
ISBN-10: 0060522976
ISBN-13: 9780060522971
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Language: English
Published: 02/07/2012
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.60w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 149379 / Kindred Souls

Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2011
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2011
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2012 pg. 94
Booklist 01/01/2012 pg. 118
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2012 - Book Of Special Distinction
Shelf Awareness 02/07/2012
School Library Journal 04/01/2012 pg. 140
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 74 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 02/01/2012