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

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New York : H. Holt, 2003.

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Location	Call No.	Status
Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department	J 811 SMI	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department	J 811.6 SMITH	Check Shelf
New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department	J821 SMI	Check Shelf
Plainville Public Library - Children's Department	J POETRY 811.6 SMI	Check Shelf
South Windsor Public Library - Children's Department	J811.6 SM5W	Check Shelf
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Children's Department	JUV. 818 S649W	Check Shelf

Edition	1st ed.
Description	52 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
	School children lcdgt
Summary	A collection of poems about a young man's struggle to accept a father who has abandoned his family.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader 4.0.
	Reading Counts! 4.0.
Awards	John Steptoe Award for New Talent, author, 2004.
Contents	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.
Subject	Fathers and sons -- Juvenile poetry.
	Fatherless families -- Juvenile poetry.
	Paternal deprivation -- Juvenile poetry.
	Children's poetry, American.
	Fathers and sons -- Poetry.
	Father-son relationship -- Poetry.
	American poetry.
	Children's poetry, American. (OCoLC)fst00856347
	Fatherless families. (OCoLC)fst00921864
	Fathers and sons. (OCoLC)fst00921899
	Paternal deprivation. (OCoLC)fst01054898
Genre/Form	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Laments. (OCoLC)fst01921707
	Narrative poetry. (OCoLC)fst01726682
	Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
	Juvenile materials.
	Juvenile materials.
	Narrative poetry.
	Laments.
Added Author	Evans, Shane, illustrator.
ISBN	080506477X (alk. paper)
	9780805064773 (alk. paper)

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