Kindred Souls

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Published: 02/07/2012
ISBN: 9780060522971
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.60w x 0.70d
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: 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

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