I really think the author did a great job in this story. The story was about a young boy whose grandfather had died. He didn't understand where his grandfather had gone. When he asked his parents they said he was dead, but didn't know where he had gone. He was just dead. I lost one of my grandfathers when I was fairly young and I remember not really understanding what my parents meant when they said he was gone. This would be a very hard topic to cover in a classroom, but it could be something that one of your students is going through or may go through soon. It would be a good book to read to introduce the topic of death and have the kids respond. Having the students respond could be very helpful to the student that may need to hear this story and show them that their friends and classmates have been through the same thing.
I think that the author Bruce Coville did a great job in this book. He wrote a story about how a child felt when his grandfather died and how he was confused. This is a controversial book in my opinion because it is dealing with the issue of death. The one thing I noticed though was the little boys parents never said anything about his grandfather going to heaven. I imagine if this book was read in class, some students would wonder why his parents didn't tell him that his grandfather had gone to heaven when he asked where he went. I think that may of made the book a little more controversial if he had added that since there are some people and religions that may not believe in heaven. Overall, I think the book was very good.
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