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Night Job

By Karen Hesse
Illustrators Illustrated by G. Brian Karas Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher Candlewick Imprint Candlewick ISBN

9780763662387

Awards and Honors ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019
CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Picture Books for School-Age Children
MRLS Cream of the Crop - 2019
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth - 2018
NYPL Best Books for Kids - 2018
BCCB Blue Ribbons - 2018

Night Job

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When the sun sets, Dad’s job as a school custodian is just beginning. What is it like to work on a Friday night while the rest of the city is asleep? There’s the smell of lilacs in the night air, the dusky highway in the moonlight, and glimpses of shy nighttime animals to make the dark magical. Shooting baskets in the half-lit gym, sweeping the stage with the game on the radio, and reading out loud to his father in the library all help the boy’s time pass quickly. But what makes the night really special is being with Dad. Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse’s quietly powerful story of a boy and his father is tenderly brought to life by G. Brian Karas in this luminous tribute to an enduring, everyday sort of love.
Full-color mixed media illustrations.
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