Keeping the Night Watch
Keeping the Night Watch is a children's poetry book written by Hope Anita Smith and illustrated by E. B. Lewis.[1] Published by Square Fish Books as the sequel to Smith's The Way a Door Closes, it was a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book and appeared on several best children's book lists in 2009.[2]
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| Author | Hope Anita Smith |
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| Illustrator | E. B. Lewis |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Co |
Publication date | March 18, 2008 |
| Awards | Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book |
| ISBN | 9780805072020 |
| Preceded by | The Way a Door Closes |
Summary
The book is a series of poems from the perspective of thirteen-year-old C.J. Washington III, the narrator from Smith's 2003 poetry book The Way a Door Closes.[3] While the prequel captures the experiences and emotions of a family abandoned by their father, Keeping the Night Watch explores C.J.'s subsequent struggles with the unexpected return of his father and expands on intersecting issues of adolescence, poverty, and urban life.
Awards and honors
- Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book (2009)
- School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2008[4]
- American Library Association Notable Children's Books (2009)[5]
References
- Keeping the Night Watch, Kirkus Reviews, May 20, 2010.
- “Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present”, American Library Association
- The Way a Door Closes, Kirkus Reviews, May 20, 2010.
- “SLJ Best Books 2008”, School Library Journal
- “2009 Notable Children's Books list”, American Library Association.
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