· King/Steptoe New Talent Award - Author. Take a Look Inside! The Way a Door Closes. Author: Hope Anita Smith; Illustrated by Shane W. Evans. The Way a Door Closes. $ Trade Paperback. Format. Buy Now. Title: The Way a Door Closes Author: Hope Anita Smith Illustrator: Shane W. Evans Publisher: Henry Holt, Pages: 52 Summary Poems express the feelings that year old C.J. goes through as his loving father chooses to leave the family. **** The Way a Door Closes is a deeply moving collection of poetry that weaves the. · 21 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books. Meet-the-Author Recording. of The Way a Door Closes. Name Pronunciation with Hope Anita Smith. Name Pronunciation with Shane W. Evans. Grade. Genre. Nonfiction.
A spare cycle of mostly free verse details the anguish of one family when the father loses his job. Thirteen-year-old C.J. traces, in separate poems, the arc taken by his family from pre-layoff security to despair when his father leaves, shutting the door behind him, "and we were vacuum-sealed inside I can tell a lot by / the way a door closes.". The Way a Door Closes -Hope Anita Smith Genre: Poetry Summary: This is a narrative poem of a once well- settled family who is hit with the sudden departure of the husband/father. It is told through the eyes of a 13 year old boy who never loses hope that there is a chance for his family to be healed. THE WAY A DOOR CLOSES Hope Anita Smith, Author, Shane W. Evans, Illustrator, illus. by Shane W. Evans. Holt $ (64p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS.
The Way a Door Closes. Author: Hope Anita Smith; Illustrated by Shane W. Evans. Award Winner. Awards. NCTE Notable Child. Bks in Lang. A. Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (Women's National Book Association) NYPL Books for the Teen Age. A collection of poems about a young man's struggle to accept a father who has abandoned his family. The Way a Door Closes by Hope Anita Smith, Shane W. Evans. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , X.
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