“Park skillfully interweaves humor and pain in this unique, utterly believable account of Phoebe’s attempt to cope with a heartbreaking loss. All Categories, Obituaries, Funeral Notices, In Memoriam, Bereavements. 'A full-fledged and fully convincing drama' (Publishers Weekly).read more. Chosen by Publishers Weekly as one of their Best Books of 1996. By the end of the book, readers miss him, too.” - Kirkus Reviews Mick Harte Was Here ebook By Barbara Park.
“A very moving story about a terrific 12-year-old boy. In 1998, the book was awarded the annual William Allen White Childrens Book Award. “ wrenching story permeated with humor and hope.” - School Library Journalįor the Review section (please add the two reviews and the state awards below): Mick Harte Was Hereis a novella written by Barbara Park, which focuses on how Phoebe, a thirteen-year-old girl, copes with the death of her brother, Mick Harte, who was killed in a bicycle accident due to head injuries he received while not wearing his helmet.
So how can he be gone? And how will Phoebe’s family survive without him?Ī School Library Journal Best Book of the YearĪ Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year He was the kid you’d want to be friends with. The kid who freaked his and Phoebe’s mom out by putting a ceramic eye in a defrosted chicken who went trick-or-treating as Thomas Crapper, the inventor of the modern-day flush toilet who did a wild solo dance in front of the entire school. Phoebe’s brother, Mick, was one of the funniest, coolest kids you’d ever meet-the kid who made you laugh until your stomach hurt, even if you were mad at him. Jones series-just right for readers of Frindle, Love That Dog, The Lemonade War, and other classic young middle grade favorites. An award-winning, heartrending young middle grade novel from Barbara Park-the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Junie B.
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