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If Nathan were here / by Mary Bahr ; illustrated by Karen A. Jerome.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2000.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0802851878 (cl. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [E] 21
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.F91868 If 2000
Summary: A young boy grieves the loss of his best friend and thinks about how things would be if he were still alive.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Tough Topics Bahr, Mar Available 33111003562382
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

If Nathan were here, we would meet in our tree fort. . . we would take the shortcut through the woods. . . we would try to splash each other in the puddles. . .

In If Nathan Were Here , author Mary Bahr gently explores the grief of a young boy whose best friend has died. With the help of an understanding teacher, a kind neighbor, and an empathetic parent, the boy finds ways to give expression to his questions and sorrow and to reach out to someone else who needs him.

Mary Bahr's evocative text conveys a child's grief with honesty and sensitivity, while Karen Jerome's soft watercolors poignantly capture the tender nature of children's friendships.

A young boy grieves the loss of his best friend and thinks about how things would be if he were still alive.

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