The Sledding Hill
Crutcher, C. (2005). The sledding hill. NY: Greenwillow Books.
Media Type: Hardcover Book
This book contains 230 pages.
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 stand up to a conservative minister and English teacher who is orchestrating a censorship challenge. 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.
Response:
This book would be a great recommendation for Banned Books Week, students struggling with personal choice issues related to religion, sexuality, friendship, and students who are actively seeking to read books with multiple perspectives on contemporary issues.
Other books by the author
Awards/Reviewing Sources:
Publishers Weekly starred 06/06/05
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) 06/01/05
School Library Journal starred 06/01/05
Kirkus Reviews starred 04/15/05
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 06/01/05
Booklist 05/15/05
Horn Book 10/01/05
Publishers Weekly starred 06/06/05
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) 06/01/05
School Library Journal starred 06/01/05
Kirkus Reviews starred 04/15/05
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 06/01/05
Booklist 05/15/05
Horn Book 10/01/05
Teaching Tools
Author's Website
Lesson Plan from HarperCollins Children's
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