Night Job by Karen Hesse
With lyrical narration and elegant, evocative artwork, Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse and illustrator G. Brian Karas share the nighttime experience of a father and child.When the sun sets, Dad's job as a school custodian is just beginning. What is it like to work on a Friday night while the rest of the city is asleep? There's the smell of lilacs in the night air, the dusky highway in the moonlight, and glimpses of shy nighttime animals to make the dark magical. Shooting baskets in the half-lit gym, sweeping the stage with the game on the radio, and reading out loud to his father in the library all help the boy's time pass quickly. But what makes the night really special is being with Dad. Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse's quietly powerful story of a boy and his father is tenderly brought to life by G. Brian Karas in this luminous tribute to an enduring, everyday sort of love.
Karen Hesse is the author of numerous books for children, including the Newbery Medal-winning Out of the Dust, Letters from Rifka, Phoenix Rising, Sable and Lavender. She has won awards such as the Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Prize, the Christopher Award, and the MacArthur Fellowship Genius Award, making her only the second children's book author to earn this accolade. Hesse was born in Baltimore and attended the University of Maryland. Her spouse Randy and she live in Vermont.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780763662387 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763662380 |
| Title | Night Job |
| Author | Karen Hesse |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2018-09-11 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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