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[ 책 소개 ]
* A National Book Award Finalist
* A Golden Kite Award Honor Book
* A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
* An IRA-CBC Children's Choice
* An E. B. White Read Aloud Award Winner
10세 소녀인 콤포트는 조그만 도시의 장의사 집안에서 자라면서 수많은 장례식을 지켜봐왔기 때문에 죽음에 대해서는 익숙하다고 생각했습니다. 하지만 어느날 가까운 친척할아버지가 돌아 가시고, 친척 할머니도 돌아가시면서 불행한 일들이 계속 일어나기 시작하고...
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Edition: Paperback: 276 pages
ISBN-10: 0152056572
ISBN-13: 978-0152056575
책 크기 : 19cm x 12.5cm
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Book Description
Finalist for the 2005 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
Comfort Snowberger is well acquainted with death since her family runs the funeral parlor in their small southern town, but even so the ten-year-old is unprepared for the series of heart-wrenching events that begins on the first day of Easter vacation with the sudden death of her beloved great-uncle Edisto.
Publishers Weekly
Ten-year-old Comfort describes life in her family's funeral home. According to PW, as with her Love, Ruby Lavender, "Wiles mixes in letters, news reports and recipes, making a difficult topic go down like lemonade at a picnic."
Children's Literature
Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger knows death well. She should; she's grown up in a family that runs the town funeral home and she's attended 247 funerals. She's quite the expert and she loves to share this information. In her cozy closet writing-thinking space she fills notebooks with everything from recipes to "Top Ten Tips for First-rate Funeral Behavior." She's continually convincing the local town paper that they ought to run her "life notices" rather than their typical obits. She understands the passing of her elderly Great-uncle Edisto and can accept the death of her Great-great-aunt Florentine. But she can't deal with the bizarre grieving patterns of her cousin Peach; nor can she handle the sudden changes of her best friend, Declaration, who's grown up too quickly and seems to have forgotten all they have shared. Suddenly the sureness Comfort has always known seems to fade as all the familiar supports are yanked away: dog missing, best friend turned cruel, annoying cousin clinging, almost drowning in a flood. Comfort falters, but readers know that somehow the buoyant Comfort will rise again. She can't fail to with her sunny disposition, attentive, caring family, and history of accepting the changes life presents. Wiles' writing is sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, and she has created a quirky warm family and a young aptly-named protagonist who will reassure readers who face hard life transitions.
School Library Journal
Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger lives in a house with her extended family, including great aunts and uncles. As a resident of this special house-a funeral home in a small town in Mississippi-Comfort has learned to embrace life. This novel by Deborah Wiles (Gulliver Books, 2005) takes listeners to the funeral of Great Aunt Florentine, from the moment she is discovered in her garden, through the arrival of Comfort's friend Declaration and her cousin Peach. We become a guest as Mother arranges the flowers for the house and Father prepares Aunt Florentine's body for viewing. Comfort is comfortable with death and accepts it as a natural part of living. However, the young girl soon must face situations that test her previous assumptions as well as her friendships. Kim Mai Guest brings a true southern lilt to the voice of Comfort, while creating distinct voices for Great Aunt Florentine, Great Uncle Edisto, Declaration Johnson, and a myriad of other characters. This heartfelt, sometimes humorous story is a delight.
Kirkus Reviews
Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals, not because she's morose but because the Snowberger Funeral Home in Snapfinger, Mississippi, is where she lives with her family. In fact, the dead center of the story, so to speak, is the funeral home. When Uncle Edisto dies and then 90-year-old, great-great-Aunt Florentine, Comfort learns that "it's not how you die that makes the important impression, it's how you live." A difficult belief to accept when tragedy strikes Comfort, her dog, Dismay, and her eight-year-old sniveling cousin, Peach, all caught in a flash flood on the way to Florentine's graveside service. As Comfort clutches Peach to keep him from going under, Dismay is swept away. Despite the setting and plot, the story is not morbid but is an original celebration of life. Unique characters, inventive names (Comfort's best friend Declaration, who betrays their friendship), a fresh voice and an honest portrayal of life and death are a match made in heaven-and despite the bland title, a memorable tribute to the joys of living. |
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