Crutcher, C. (2005). The sledding hill. Waterville, Me: Thorndike Press.
Summary: In The
Sledding Hill novel, you will meet Eddie, who encounters a great loss and
feels miserable, when his father and his best friend pass away. Eddie does not know how to react when they
pass away and stops talking, he chooses to become mute. His best friend Billie’s soul remains in
Earth and wanders next to him and gives him hope over the deaths. Eddie’s mother desperately not knowing how to
help Eddie decides to join a church, the Red Brock Church. She seeks help for him and Eddie slowly
begins to talk again. Eddie starts
speaking again and only because he desires to defend the teachings of a novel
of Warren Peece. The ending of this
novel ends when Eddie makes new friends and even gets a girlfriend. After seeing Eddie become stronger, the soul
of Billy decides to say his final goodbye’s to Eddie forever.
Strengths: This novel meets the
emotional developmental criteria because Eddie at such a short-age has to cope
with life’s tragedies. This book also
meets the mental developmental criteria because Eddie believing or feeling Billy’s
soul next to him could be a sign of the emotional/mental developmental criteria’s. Ages recommended for this novel are 13 and
up.
Teacher
Resources:
- This book can serve also as a great example of how or steps you may follow when dealing with tragic losses.
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