Edward's Eyes

By MacLachlan, Patricia

Publishers Summary:
Jake is a part of an extraordinary family.He has a life filled with art, music, and long summer nights on the Cape. He has hours and days and months of baseball. But, more than anything in this world, Jake knows he has Edward. From the moment he was born, Jake knew Edward was destined for something. Edward could make anyone laugh and everyone think. During one special year, he became the only one in the neighborhood who could throw a perfect knuckleball. It was a pitch you could not hit. That same year, Jake learned there are also some things you cannot hold.Patricia MacLachlan, one of the most beloved children's book authors writing today, has painted a deeply stirring, delicately lyrical portrait of a child, a son, a family, and a brother. Through Edward's eyes, we see what gifts all of these things truly are to those around them, and how those gifts live on and grow.

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ISBN
978-1-41692-743-3
Publisher
Atheneum


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2007

Gr 4-6 When three-year-old Jake, the fourth child in an extraordinary family, is presented with his new brother, he is mesmerized by the baby's gaze and overwhelmed with awe and love. Their special bond grows, and it becomes clear that Edward is an unusual, insightful child who sometimes senses things before they happen. When Edward is eight, their parents announce there will be another baby, and he knows that it will be a girl. They will call her Sabine, and he will sing "O Canada" to her and read her "Good...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

There's something special about Jake's little brother Edward. Not only can he throw a perfect knuckleball, he is both nurt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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