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Kaddish for Grandpa in Jesus' name, amen

Five-year-old Emily tries to understand her grandfather's death by exploring the Christian and Jewish rituals that her family practices during and after his funeral. "When I was new, my grandpa was very old." When Emily was two, her grandpa sang songs to her. When she was four, he rea...

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Main Author: Howe, James, 1946-
Other Authors: Stock, Catherine (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Juvenile fiction.
Death > Religious aspects > Juvenile fiction.
Grandfathers > Juvenile fiction.
Judaism > Juvenile fiction.
Christianity > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Five-year-old Emily tries to understand her grandfather's death by exploring the Christian and Jewish rituals that her family practices during and after his funeral. "When I was new, my grandpa was very old." When Emily was two, her grandpa sang songs to her. When she was four, he read her stories. When Emily was five, her beloved grandfather dies. Her family decides to remember him in two ways; with a Christian funeral, because Grandpa was a Christian, and a Jewish service, because Emily's family is Jewish. Both ways are beautiful. But Emily finds a way of remembering her grandpa that is just as beautiful and meaningful...and that's all her own. In this tender story for all families a young girl learns how to say goodbye to her grandpa without letting go of his memory.
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Audience: 004-008.
ISBN: 0689801858
Author Notes: James Howe was born in Oneida, New York on August 2, 1946. He attended Boston University and majored in theater. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as a literary agent. His first book, Bunnicula, was published in 1979. It won several awards including the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award and the Nene Award. He is the author of more than 90 books for young readers including the Bunnicula series, the Bunnicula and Friends series, the Tales from the House of Bunnicula series, Pinky and Rex series, and the Sebastian Barth Mystery series. His other works include The Hospital Book , A Night Without Stars, Dew Drop Dead, The Watcher, The Misfits, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known As Elvis.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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