Kindred Souls

<p>With the sure touch she brought to the beloved Newbery Medal winner <em>Sarah Plain and Tall</em> in <em>Kindred Souls</em> Patricia MacLachlan guides children into the understanding that death is a natural part of life.</p><p>Ten-year-old Jake has always been close to his grandfather Billy--so close that Jake's mother calls them kindred souls. Each morning Jake and Billy take a walk around the family farm. Billy often tells Jake stories of living in a sod house on the prairie.</p><p>When Billy goes into the hospital Jake decides the best gift he can give his beloved grandfather is a sod house. Billy moves to the sod house when he leaves the hospital and spends his last days living there.</p>