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The way a door closes / Hope Anita Smith ; with illustrations by Shane W. Evans.

by Smith, Hope Anita.

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H. Holt, c2003.

Fathers and sons -- Juvenile poetry.

Fatherless families -- Juvenile poetry.

Paternal deprivation -- Juvenile poetry.

080506477X (alk. paper)

52 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Golden -- Legacy -- History lessons -- Interrogator Momma -- The whole world in his hands -- Twice blessed -- Audition -- Diamond in the rough -- Close your eyes -- Good white things -- The dance -- Job hunt -- The way a door closes -- Geography lesson -- Not today -- And one to grow on -- The pull of the moon -- Photo op -- Little man -- The power of one -- Going, going, gone -- Grandmomma's China bowl -- Telling tales -- Tell me something I don't know -- Dream -- When a daddy goes -- Family fire -- Schoolyard sermon -- Winter words -- History repeating (almost) -- Temp job -- Forgetfulness -- Prodigal son -- Astronomy 101.

With a click, a bang, a whisper--or no noise at all. There are so many ways that a door can close, but it's not just the closing; it's the knowing. And thirteen-year-old CJ knows too much--about losing his father, about his family's pain, and especially about what it means to hold things together when times are the toughest. In this beautifully written and powerfully moving novel in poems, Hope Anita Smith tells the story of a young man's struggle to accept a father who has walked out on his family. Here, in CJ's words, is a portrait of hurt and healing, and finding the strength to open the door again. - Dust jacket.

John Steptoe Award for New Talent - Author, 2004.

Children's poetry.

Children's poetry, American.

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