One Of The Problems Of Everett Anderson
by Lucille Clifton
Publication Date: Sep 15, 2001
List Price: $16.95
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780805052015
Imprint: Henry Holt & Company (BYR)
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
Parent Company: Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
Hardcover Description:
A sensitive exploration of a difficult problem by an award winning author/illustrator team.
"One day in school, just out of the blue,"
Everett whispers, "Greg started to cry,
and I went over to ask him why
and he looked up and sighed,
’I can’t tell you.’
And he had the saddest, saddest face
like he was lost in the loneliest place."
Everett Anderson doesn’t know what to do when his friend Greg comes to school with bruises, or when Greg cries and can’t explain what’s wrong. Should Everett tell the teacher, or would that only make things worse for Greg? Everett’s sister thinks maybe it’s none of their business, but he can’t stop worrying about his friend. Then, when Everett Anderson tells his mother, he opens a window of possibility.
This tender story perfectly evokes the confusion, concern—and eventual hope—one little boy feels in the face of a very difficult problem.
A sensitive exploration of a difficult problem by an award winning author/illustrator team.
"One day in school, just out of the blue,"
Everett whispers, "Greg started to cry,
and I went over to ask him why
and he looked up and sighed,
’I can’t tell you.’
And he had the saddest, saddest face
like he was lost in the loneliest place."
Everett Anderson doesn’t know what to do when his friend Greg comes to school with bruises, or when Greg cries and can’t explain what’s wrong. Should Everett tell the teacher, or would that only make things worse for Greg? Everett’s sister thinks maybe it’s none of their business, but he can’t stop worrying about his friend. Then, when Everett Anderson tells his mother, he opens a window of possibility.
This tender story perfectly evokes the confusion, concern—and eventual hope—one little boy feels in the face of a very difficult problem.
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