The Friends
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Year
1996
ISBN
9780374424619
Pages
176 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Curious about death, three sixth-grade boys decide to spy on an old man waiting for him to die, but they end up becoming his friends.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
710L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Separation; death of a grandparent; separated parents
Main Character
male teenagers
Race/Ethnicities
Japanese
Family Formation
mother and father; single mother
Awards
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, 1997, Winner, Fiction and Poetry
Mildred L. Batchelder Award, 1997, Winner
Best Children's Books of the Year, 1998 Nine & Up Today
Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High, Thirteenth Edition, 1997
Books to Read Aloud to Children of All Ages, 2003 Stories: Nine to Twelve
Children's Books, 1996
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 1996
Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog, Eighth Edition, 2000
Notable Children's Books, 1997 Middle Reader
Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of the Social Studies, 1996
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, 1996 Fiction
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, Fiction
Sharing Cultures: Asian American Children's Authors, 2001
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2003
This Small World: a Glimpse of Many Cultures
Keywords
friendship; old age; Japan; stories; studying for exams; death
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Yumoto, Kazumi, "The Friends" (1996). Diverse Families. 1423.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1423