num_pages: 32
description: 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.A Reading Rainbow SelectionAn NCTE Teachers' Choice
language: English
title: Everett Anderson's Goodbye
titlecomplete: Everett Anderson's Goodbye (Everett Anderson, 4)
genres: Childrens, African American, Emotion, Picture Books, Death, Fiction, Poetry, Cultural, Realistic Fiction, Family
ratings_count: 213
series: Everett Anderson
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author
publisher: Square Fish