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The funeral
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The funeral
AUTHOR:
James, Matt, 1973-
ISBN:
9781554989089
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Toronto : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2018.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
1 volume (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm
ABSTRACT:
"Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank's funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals and ideas that have never occurred to her before. While not all questions can be answered, when the day is over Norma is certain of one thing: Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral. This sensitive and life-affirming story will lead young readers to ask their own questions about life, death and how we remember those who have gone before us" -- Publisher's description.
READING_LEVEL4:
Elementary Grade
SUBJECT:
Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Bereavement -- Juvenile fiction.
Uncles -- Juvenile fiction.
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Juvenile fiction.
Death -- Fiction.
Bereavement -- Fiction.
Uncles -- Fiction.
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Fiction.
BIBSUMMARY:
"Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank's funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals and ideas that have never occurred to her before. While not all questions can be answered, when the day is over Norma is certain of one thing: Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral. This sensitive and life-affirming story will lead young readers to ask their own questions about life, death and how we remember those who have gone before us" --