Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals. But that's not surprising, considering that her family runs the town funeral home. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead--just like that--six months later, Comfort knows how to deal with loss, or so she thinks. She's more concerned with avoiding her crazy cousin Peach and trying to figure out why her best friend, Declaration, suddenly won't talk to her. Life is full of surprises. And the biggest one of all is learning what it takes to handle them.
Deborah Wiles has created a unique, funny, and utterly real cast of characters in this heartfelt, and quintessentially Southern coming-of-age novel. Comfort will charm young readers with her wit, her warmth, and her struggles as she learns about life, loss, and ultimately, triumph.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 08/01/2006
ISBN: 9780152056575
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.18h x 5.78w x 0.69d
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Winner
Award: Golden Kite - Honor Book
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/04/2006 pg. 70
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 85982 / Each Little Bird That Sings
Reading Level: 4.5 /
Interest Level: Middle Grade /
Point Value: 6
