Grandpa is dying. He can barely move his hands anymore, but stubborn as ever, refuses to stay in hospital. He's determined to finish his last painting, 'River Boy', before he goes. A poignant story that explores the subject of grief and loss in an accessible and affecting way.Themes: grief, bereavement, testing physical limits, artistic challengeTeaching
Focus:BLLanguage rich in metaphor and other rhetorical devicesBLStrong characterization and sensitive portrayal of relationshipsBLCreation of mood and setting through descriptive languageBLKey images woven through the
narrative and plotRecommended for students in Years 8 and 9
- ISBN10 0198326378
- ISBN13 9780198326373
- Publish Date 1 September 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 September 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Edition UK ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 152
- Language English