[LM_NET] The sledding hill by Crutcher

[Frederick Muller <mullinator52@YAHOO.COM>]

Crutcher, Chris. The Sledding Hill. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 2005 [0-06-050243-6]
  This book centers around around a troubled boy, Eddie.  Recently both his father 
and his best friend died.  The story is narrated by Billy, his best friend who 
recently died and is looking after Eddie.  Sometimes they meet on the sledding 
hill... hence the title.  The trauma of the double death is too much for Eddie so 
he stops talking.  In school a teacher introduces a controversial book which Eddie 
and other troubled kids really take to.  Unfortunately the local minister gets the 
community riled up to have the book removed from school.  This touching 230 page 
book is about death, friendship, and of course censorship.  Initially it bothered 
me that the book which is introduced and causes a stir, is another book by 
Crutcher.  I thought this was a little self-serving but by the end of the story you 
can understand why he did it.


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Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School (Grades 6-8)
59 Halsted Street
Newton, NJ  07860

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