{"product_id":"way-a-door-closes-book-hope-anita-smith-9780805064773","title":"The Way a Door Closes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy best friend, Preacher, is being just that. His sermon today is on fathers and I am his congregation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDads are light. They have no roots.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne strong wind, and they're gone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of here. History.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a click, a bang, a whisper--or no noise at all. There are so many ways that a door can close, but it's not just the closing; it's the knowing. And thirteen-year-old CJ knows too much--about losing his father, about his family's pain, and especially about what it means to hold things together when times are the toughest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this beautifully written and powerfully moving novel in poems, Hope Anita Smith tells the story of a young man's struggle to accept a father who has walked out on his family. Here, in CJ's words, is a portrait of hurt and healing, and finding the strength to open the door again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way a Door Closes\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the 2004 Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe New Talent Award and the 2004 Bank Street - Claudia Lewis Award and is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50131259425041,"sku":"CIN080506477XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50237517791505,"sku":"CIN080506477XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51326684496145,"sku":"CIN080506477XA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/080506477X.jpg?v=1750915106","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/way-a-door-closes-book-hope-anita-smith-9780805064773","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}