I Remember Miss Perry
- ISBN-10
- 0803729812
- ISBN-13
- 9780803729810
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Dial Books for Young Readers
- Author
- Pat Brisson
Description
It's his first day at a new school, and Stevie is scared.Who will he talk to at lunchtime? But his teacher says, "It is my fondest wish that you join me for lunch today, Stevie."And with that, a bad day becomes a good one. Miss Perry always has a new fondest wish--something new to read, sing, celebrate. But then an awful thing happens: Miss Perry dies in a car accident, and everything is suddenly sad and complicated.Yet Stevie and his classmates must find their way to happiness again. It would surely be Miss Perry's fondest wish.
Pat Brisson and Stéphane Jorisch have created a poignant story, appropriate for children coping with a teacher's death or in need of comfort after any loss. Readers of all ages will be affected by its depth and honesty, and buoyed by its capacity for joy.
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