Synopses & Reviews
Review
and#147;Moving . . . [the] hopeful ending may well offer comfort to youngsters who have experienced a similar loss.and#8221;and#151;Publishers Weeklyand#147;Serious, without being overly sentimental.and#8221;and#151;School Library Journal
Synopsis
A teen finds solace in Abraham Lincolnand#8217;s words and wisdom
People donand#8217;t just up and die in the middle of the kitchen . . . in the middle of lunch . . . in the middle of their lives, do they? Sierraand#8217;s father does, and suddenly life is blurred and unreal. No amount of sympathy from Aunt Rose, Tia Claudia, or the rest of Sierraand#8217;s well-meaning Jewish-Cuban extended family can bring the focus back.
But there is the junk-shop portrait of Abraham Lincolnand#151;Sierraand#8217;s historical idoland#151;that had been one of Papaand#8217;s and#147;finds.and#8221; With Lincolnand#8217;s kind eyes and craggy, melancholy face staring out from the frame, itand#8217;s as if he is Sierraand#8217;s confidant, listening to what she longs to say so she can let Papa go . . . and let her family back in.
Synopsis
After the sudden death of her father, life for Sierra is blurred and unreal. No amount of sympathy from her well-meaning Jewish-Cuban extended family can bring the focus back. But a junkshop portrait of Abraham Lincoln--Sierra's historical idol--offers her solace.