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Everett Anderson's Goodbye is a touching portrait of a little boy who is trying to come to grips with his father's death. Lucille Clifton captures Everett's conflicting emotions as he confronts this painful reality. We see him struggle through many stages, from denial and anger to depression and, finally, acceptance. In this spare and moving poem, the last in this acclaimed series, Lucille Clifton brings Everett Anderson's life full circle.
Everett Anderson's Goodbye is the winner of the 1984 Coretta Scott King Author Award.
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Reading Rainbow Selection
An NCTE Teachers' Choice
About the author
Lucille Clifton, poet, storyteller, college professor, mother of six and a grandmother, is the author of many books for young readers. Seven of her picture books with Henry Holt feature Everett Anderson, including
Everett Anderson's Goodbye (a Coretta Scott King Award winner),
Everett Anderson's Nine Month Long, and
Everett Anderson's Christmas Coming.
Ms. Clifton lives in Maryland.
Ann Grifalconi, a native New Yorker, is the author and illustrator of
The Village of Round and Square Houses and
Darkness and the Butterfly. As an illustrator, she has collaborated with many writers on several picture books, including five Everett Anderson titles.
Summary
Everett Anderson's Goodbye is the 1984 winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award.
